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Ans.  He did. About those words.

Ques. by Def.  Did you not hear the paper read and agree to go back?

Ans.  Mr. Parker read it to me, and advised me to go back.

Ques. by Def.  Was any force used to compel you to go back?

Ans.  Yes: he said if I din't go back, he would put me in jail and it would cost me $600.

Ques. by Def.  (Producing paper)  If this is not the paper that was read to you?

Ans.  I do not know, as I can neither read nor write. You are asking me too much now.

Ques. by Def.  Did you agree to the paper binding you?

Ans.  I do not recollect of answering.

Ques. by Def.  Yo have no recollection of assenting to it?

Ans. I did not give any answer at all.

Ques. by Def.  Do you know one John A Bailey?

Ans.  I do.

Ques. by Def.  Have you ever told him anything about Richardson not whipping you?

Ans.  No Sir; I never told any living man that Mr. Richardson had never whipped me.

Ques. by Def.  Did Richardson resort to any force to keep you?

Ans.  Don't think he did.

Ques. by Prosecution  Who first carried you to Green Swamp?

Ans.  I first belonged to Mr. Bagley; he sent me

Transcription Notes:
I'm wondering about the punctuation at the end of questions throughout this testimony. We've been transcribing them as question marks, but they look more like semi-colons to me. Does anyone know what the convention was for court reporters during this time period? -- Beth