Alamo, Thursday 8 October 1874
State of Tennessee
~VS~ Bastardy
MARSHAL WARD
In this Case It having appeared to the satisfaction of this Court that the actual prosecutor in this case MARY SIMPSON Is—ing for redress which the Law does not grant to her she being a married woman It is therefore ordered that MARSHAL WARD depart from this Court in peace and the County of Crockett pay the Cost In this Court and the Court below and this Can be retiard? from the docket.
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.