Given under my hand and seal of office as Recorder in and for the parish of Avoyelles, this 4th day of January, A. D. 1853.

1 月 4 日，在我的手下，作为 Avoyelles 教区的记录员，A。 1853 年。

He very generously furnished us with a sort of legal pass, over his signature and seal of office, and as it contains the recorder's description of my personal appearance, it may not be amiss to insert it here.

他非常慷慨地为我们提供了一种合法的通行证，上面有他的签名和办公室印章， 因为它包含了记录员对我个人形象的描述，所以把它插在这里可能不会有什么不妥。