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laration [[declaration - word continued from previous page]] in the presence of diverse persons black and white, the family of Mr. J. W. Lunsford at whose house said Marshall died, who resided at the time in said county of Coahoma about ten miles south of Friars Point so as your petitioner believes by, shows the facts, as also does H P Reid of whoever your petitioner now makes especial complaint
  Your petitioner shows, that after Marshall had died, she prepared his burial clothes and finding that she was scowled [[smeared]] left him to be buried by those who now gathered around him, to look after what he had left.
  Your petitioner showed, that after the death of Marshall, H. P. Reid of Friars Point Miss, came to the house of Lunsford, where the dead body of Marshall lay, and proceeded to appropriate his effects, among others things,  said Reid took from the person of said Marshall, a fine gold watch worth two hundred fifty dollars, the leather trunk which said Marshall had given your petitioner before his death, worth 30$, two boxes of tools containing butt hinges a pockett [[pocket]] book with 35$ in cash, all said Marshalls clothes which even left in the trunk, a double barrel shot gun, which gun Marshall had requested your petitioner to give to his nephew 'Tutt Marshall' together with a note on Lipperman 40 and a note on J. B.  Killabrew, them articles all of which were bequeathed to your petitioner, say Reid took and appropriated without armory as he chose, and now holds the same without authority of law, but this is not all. 
   Your petitioner shows, that said Reid pursued her to Friars Point where she had taken quarters, demanded of her the $105.00 which Marshall had paid her threatened her with a prison house if she did not surrender it up, and when she refused to give the money up, he forbid B. Harrington a merchant with whom