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Five hundred dollars ($500.00) Damages by these acts inflicted and fifty dollars ($50.00) Costs in this behalf incurred. 500.- 100.- 100.- 50.- [[tally line]] $ [[underlined]] 750. [[/underlined]] [[signature]] Wm. H.H. Beadle [[/signature]] Bvt. Lt Col USV. (Major V.R.C.) Superintendent So. Dist. North Carolina Bureau Refugees, Freedmen &c. It is proper further to report that the first sentence was given imposing Fines and Costs as above and One hundred & forty four dollars (1 years wages) for Dan'l. Bagley (Freedman) and Thirty days imprisonment for each offense whereof Defendant was convicted. An Appeal was then mentioned by Defendant & he was told to whom & how he could appeal. He seemed unwilling and yet desirous to appeal. I told him it would be granted at once if requested. An appeal was then made to me to mitigate the sentence by commuting the imprisonment by means of Fines &c.. This was urged and was understood by me as a fair offer to compromise and after consulting my attorney I gave the first sentence appearing above. This can be done legally & sentenced changed as long as the Court remains in session upon the case. It is called by Courts business "in fieri". After I passed this sentence making Damages $500. Defendant went out to obtain money but comes back and appeals the case. I took Bonds in $2,000. as forwarded and now submit both sentences to you as equally requiring consideration. Very Respy, Your Most Obt. Servt. [[signature]] Wm H. H. Beadle [[/signature]] Bvt. Lt. Col USV (Maj. V.R.C.) Supt. So. Dist. N.C.