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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