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To the Honor the Mayor and the Common
Council of the City of Seattle
The undersigned respectfully shows: as
follows to wit: that a certain grade tax on
James Street on said City of Seattle covering
Lot 3 in Block 35, Boren's Addition to
Seattle, owned by your petitioner amounted to
the sum of $195.75, And it was agreed between
one Mr Lewellyn an abstractor and
searcher of titles on behalf of your petitioner, by profession, and the City
Attorney Mr Piles that your petitioner would
pay the full sum taxed and then due without
penalty or interest to wit: $195.75 which said
Lewellyn for said purposes: that the
general conflagration of fire on June 6th 1889
and by loss of many various papers and books
Mr Lewellyn overlooked of forgot to pay said
ta then due. That afterwards in due
process of law the City of Seattle reserved
judgement against your petitioner, the said
John M Blanchard, by default in the sum
of $268.00 which said sum has been satisfied
and paid.
Wherefore your Petitioner prays that
the sum of $72.25 be restored to him
and you petitioner
will ever pray, etc.
John M Blanchard