Whereas William Butler and Thomas Moffe[tt] are my sureties in a certain promissory note for the sum of three hundred dollars, with twelve percent interest from date until paid payable to P. C. Latham three weeks after date, and bearing date Sep^t[September] 23 1839, to which note Joseph Torry & Co are principals, and of which firm I am a member, and have assumed to pay said note—2 Now therefore to secure said Butler and ^Moffett^ from paying said note or any part thereof I transfer all book accounts due to me to them; and for the same purpose I assign to the [?] [the?] [notes?] of which the following is a list, towit:3

Which accounts are and for the same purpose I transfer to said Moffett and Butler, a judge[ment] in the Sangamon circuit court in favour of said Joseph Torry & Co against Folsom Dorset, for the sum of $636.21 cents rendered Nov. 17. 1841— Said accounts notes, and judgement, are to be in the custody and control of Turner R. King as the mutual agent of the parties, who is to collect the money due thereon as fast as possible, and apply the same to the pay[m]ent of the note first, mentioned, and to return the overplus if any to me—

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 27^th day of April 1842