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such as I have carried & sent to him myself since his forcible abduction. Elsie her X mark Baker Witnessses C. H. Foster Jno [[Trader?]] I, Hester Caroline Nichols, freedwoman, former slave of Henry D. Baker, being duly sworn, depose & say, that the statement above made by Elsie Baker is true & correct of my own positive knowledge as I lived with said Elsie at the time. Hester Caroline her X mark Nichols Witnesses C. H. Foster Jno Trader [[?]] Sworn & subscribed to before me, & I certify that the contents hereof were made known to the affiants before being sworn. — [[J M. Fadin?]] J.P.