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including all the present claimants, and were sent to Montgomery and turned over to the Freedmans Bureau. Greatly harrassed by the large numbers then daily thrown on his hands. Gen Buckley, Superintendent, required them to sign a paper, which was written in his office, in which he inserted this Sixth Article, giving them "the mules brought home by laborers."

Judge Bragg by reason of feeble health was unable to attend in Montgomery, and sent his son. Seventeen years of age to deliver the negroes, He objected to this article as not a fit subject for the contract, but properly a question of title to property to be decided by the courts after a hearing of both parties.

Mr. Buckly insisted, inserted the article, and recorded the paper before one of the parties, Judge Bragg, had seen it.
 
4" The laborers returned with this paper, dated in Montgomery 20" June 65, Judge Bragg promptly refused to accept this Sixth Article, and so notified them - but agreed to accept the balance [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] as the contract; and under that they all went to their usual work, and continued to the 25th day of December, Judge Bragg appealed immediately, in writing, to Genl. A.J. Smith, through the Provost Marshal, then adjudicating