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State of N Carolina Sub Dist of Warren Before Freedm Bur And the Court does find the said Stephen Sutherland Guilty of stealing one bale of Cotton from the person of John F Stanback of Franklin Co NC And the Court does therefore sentence the Said Stephen Sutherland to imprisonment for thirty days and pay a fine of one hundred dollars [[signature]] Benjamin Evans [[/signature]] Capt 28 Mich Inft Vol Asst Supt Friday Feb 23" 1866 Freedman Court the said Stephen Sutherland broke jail at Warrenton NC and the County Police made dilligent search and could not assertain his whareabouts Whereupon the Court Issued one order to seize and sell at public auction his personal property not Interfering with household Effect or Provision Warrenton N Car March 9" 1866 Received on this Judgement Twenty five Dollars and Twenty five cents from public sale [[signature]] Benjamin Evans [[/signature]] Capt 28 Mic Inf Vol Asst Supt