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Coleraine Bertie Co.
May 28th 1868

Commanding officer of the post 
Goldsboro

Sir I make it my deutey [[duty]] to inform you of a case hapen [[happen]] a few days ago between a white Rebble [[Rebel]] 
an a Loyal Collored [[Colored]] man the Rebbles [[Rebels]] name Amos. Peel the collored [[colored]] name Musterphir Holley        this hapened [[happened]] at Mr. Joseph Etheridge fishery under his fish Shilter [[shelter]] Peel said that sum [[some]] d-d negro had stold sum of his hoggs  Musterphir said that white people stold sum too Mr Peel curtled him and gethered a Stiring Stick and [[hwek?]] [[whack]] Musterphir and nocked him down and he yet is under the hands of the Docter 
your obedent servent
Parker, D. Robbins