State of Kentucky
Jefferson County

Philip Breckneron his oath says, that he is now a resident of the city of Louisville living on Grayson between sixth and seventh Streets and that he has been lately discharged from the Military service of the United States into which he had enlisted and had served three years and three months in Company E. 35th Ohio Volunteers that he had resided for about three years in the city of Louisville prior to such enlistment. Affiant was at during all that time well acquainted with William Salzman of Louisville, the same person who was indicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court and for whom David Schroeder went bail and he states from his own knowledge that the s^d Salzman is a soldier in the service of the United States and a member of the 12th Michigan Volunteers. Affiant has seen the s^d Salzman in the service as a soldier as aforesaid and had conversed with him, not knowing that the s^d Salzman was indicted and a fugitive from justice. The s^d Salzman was at the time of the s^d interview stationed in Nashville Tennessee which is now about six months since.

Philip [...]

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 5^th day of November 1864.

John N. Mattingly
Notary Public Jeff Co Ky

{JOHN N. MATTINGTLY
NOTARY PUBLIC
JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY.}