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the 22nd 1867 N.C. Chatham county August Col J.V.Bomford Sir, I write this to inform you that two men one named marcom & the other named Counch said that Right Council & Sidney Boothe Stoled his hogs but and afterwards they come back again to him the man marcom siad himself [[smudged]] thas [[/smudged]] that his had come back and couch's black man Said that couchs was down about [[deremons?]] & he was a going after them marcoms hogs gets in our feilds & he says we Shall not get them out and we Sent him word to kept his hogs out and he said if we