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Robert Allen (Colored)
Being duly sworn deposeth and says that I went to work on Mr Daniel F. Thompson place about three weeks before Christmas Mr. Thompson was to furnish land horses and tools and was to let me have provisions as he could spare them and I was to pay for them by Extra work. I was to have one third the crop I made I left his place on Tuesday Apr 21st John Cotten came to my house called me to the doors, I took my gun down and went to him, he said he wanted me to go help hunt his horse. said the horse went down through these bars and he is down in the bottom. I refused to go with him - he said Mr. Thompson told him that myself and Watsons boys was going to make a raid on his smoke house and steal his horse. I tell you Bob as a friend that you better take your family and leave here for this reason. Daniel Thompson had offered (300,-) three hundred Dollars for my (Allens) scalp. there is twenty five or thirty men arrived this house now and if I say the word this house will be riddled with balls. - he had a musket in his hand and said [[strikethrough]] if had [[/strikethrough]] there are thirty five or thirty buck shot in this musket and the man that I catch with my

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