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Bureau of Refugees and Abandond Lands
Sub Dist of Warren N Car

Feb 9" 1866

John. F. Stanback of Franklin Co NC complains that on or about the 18" Day of January 1866 one Stephen Sutherland "Freedman" took from his barn one Bale of Cotton and disposed of the same. said cotton was taken in the night time from his primeses on or about the 18" Day of Januay 1866 in in Franklin County N Car as he verrily believes according to his best Information and belief

The parties appeared for trial
People of North Carolina
vs
Stephen Sutherland

The Defendant Pleaded not Guilty

John F Stanback duly sworn when his oath sayes that he resides in Franklin County N Car that he is verry little acquainted with the defendant witness sayes that a Bale of cotton was was taken from his pemises on the night of the 18" day of Januy 1866 it was taken from a tobacco barn about one hundrd and fifty yards from from his house
I went to my barn early in the morning and the barn door was open and he found a Spike Bar