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attend them after the hearing their distressing situation and felt sorry for them I sent them sugar medicine as I above stated they was not even satisfied of the necessaries I sent them This Wm Wesley sent one of his sons to me that was very low with Dropsy from fever and beged of me to do something for him as he would die and if I would he would repay me if he had to work the month for me to pay for it which I did from pure sympathy knowing at the time if I received a reward it would be from him he came to me helpless and remain so for four months I even employed my family Physician to attend him and waited upon the same as I did one of my family at the time I had on my hands sick. I had every member of my family down sick with the fever & this Gen I can prove to you if you wish I would not give you a false statement for all the world There no person suffered more from assisting those freedman than I have I acknowledging to you that I have. I have stopped provisions that belonged to him he told me that he would pay me what he was owing me and if he did not I had the provisions and I could hold it as security I told I did not want his provisions if he would