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North Carolina } 
Columbus County }

This day came before me H.H. Holton a justice of the Peace in and for said County, Ezekiel L. Patrick and Eli Jacoby, who saith on oth that from their acquaintance and knowledge of Mr Richardson they beleive the testimony of the foregoing persons to be [[strictly?]] correct, that they have ever regarded the said Richardson as a freedmans friend beleiving that he would do them justice Many of them have applied to him for [[farm?]] which he granted, His general character among the free people of Color is that of an honest just and worthy man, and they have confidence in him.

Signed sealed and sworn to before me
March 19th 1866.
[[signature]] H H Holton [[/signature]] J P

E.L. Patrick  seal
Eli his X mark Jacoby  seal