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Bu of R. F and A.L.
Office Sub-Dist of Oxford N.C.
Oxford N.C. July 20th/66

James Malone (Fd) Plff.
v.s.
Thomas L. Williams (W) Deft

Complaint....... Plaintiff claims a child (his Grandson) that has been bound to Deft. returned to his Protection

Case of Investigation
James Malone (Fd) Plff. being duly sworn states as following: To wit; That he is a free man of Color. That he married a Slave woman and therefore his children were all slaves. That his Daughter had a male child who was a slave of Deft. That in May 1863, the boys mother died and on her deathbed she gave the boy to her father (Plff) to care for it. And after the slaves were set free he (Ptff) worked for Deft until the last of Oct 1865 when he left Deft and carried the boy along with him no objection being made by the Deft at the time. That in March 1866, the boy was bound to Thos L Williams (Deft) Ptff not knowing anything about it, at the time of the binding. That he fed and clothed the boy all the time from the time he was taken away from Deft unto the time of the binding of the boy to Deft that the boy is going on ten years old, and that the Deft came to his (Ptff) house and told his wife that the boy belonged to him. (Deft.)

Fredrick Malone (Fd) being duly sworn states as follows: To wit: That he was present when the boy Moses was bound to Deft that his mother in law was also present and that she undertook to explain his position in relation to the boy but Capt Evans told her if she did not shut up he would have her put in prison. 

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Case Continued

William Jenkins being duly sworn states as follows: To wit, That he was present when Plffs Grandson was bound to Thomas L Williams Deft by Capt Evans. That he does not know when it was that Capt Evans listened to the statement of Plffs wife and that Plff was not present. That the Grandmothers statement was listened to and upon contempt being offered Capt Evans threatened to have her put in jail. 

Daniel Paschal being duly sworn states as follows: To wit, That about July 8th 1866 Thomas L. Williams (Deft) had the boy Moses bound to him that afterwards the Grandmother of the boy complain-ed either to the Supt Gen Dist on to the Asst COm'r at Raleigh and Capt Evans was ordered to investigate the case.  Upon a set day the boy his Grandmother and Deft being present. That Capt Evans then and there confirmed the binding of the boy.  But upon contempt being offered Capt Evans threatened to put the Grandmother in jail but did not do so. Also that he was Asst in the Office by Capt Evans orders.

Judgment by Supt Cen Dist of N.C.
Bu of R.F. and A.L. Raleigh N.C.

Respectfully returned Cancel the Indenture of Moses (freed-boy) with Thos. L Williams and return the boy to his Grand-Father and report your Actions to the Hd Qrs.

S.B.Ps. 136.138 and 140.
E.B.P. 15.
(over)