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asked who it was sent an officer come to get the prisoner
they sent an order from Leach to turn over prisoner ^[[for proof of its reality Orin Poe]] submitted paper and then went released pris. turned him over to Leach he to [[underlined]] Tom Long [[\underline]] Magistrate.
he took Camel & went to C.H. I did not see or hear trial
went summoned by T.L. ordered to take [[strikethrough]]E [[\strikethrough]] him to jail to take him to W Post ^[[at 10]] & give him 10 lashes bring him back put him between two posts with barrel take him at 12 clck give him 20 lashes then back & barrel shirt till 2 then to Post & hit him

I then tie him up by thumbs 2 hours. I refused to administer the punishment, and was told that I should be put in jail. I was then advised by friends to do it. the magistrate insisted on it, and I demanded the order in writing. While the magistrate started to get the writing, the negro was sitting behind me I heard a blow looked around, the negro raised up Camel swearing saw the negro knocked over with a pistol struck him a 2d blow stunning him, interfered preventing Camel from shooting the negro as seemed his intention. We locked the