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Fort Deposit
Ala Mar. 15 67.

Schley J.L.

States that on the 14th inst a Mr. Johnson "run off" one of his freedmen named Sam Wright and pursued him with a gun.

That Thos Blake [[strikethrough]] lives near [[/strikethrough]] magistrate lives near where this occurred [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] no action is taken in the affair Desires his name "kept dark" but can give proof in the case.

Rec'd Mar. 20

Transcription Notes:
Edited: misspelled word "Weight" changed to "Wright"