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negro became dissatisfied from some cause & threats prehaps and desired a copy of the Contract. Watt, refused to give it, and I can prove that he (Watt) said the negro, should not have his stock (mules or horses) to plow. The negro, then sought employment of myself & others. no one decoyed him off from Watts. We refused to hire him untill, he went to see you, and you gave him a paper authorizing any person, or persons to employ him (Henry & family) I with others did so. They were in a destitute condition when we employed them, nothing to eat and almost naked. These, Sir, are some of the facts that I can prove. Watt has sued us, we attend trial on last Monday the 17th at a considerable expense & trouble to us & To go out of our farms and Judge McMillian said he would not try the case untill a further hearing from you, as he had rec'd a letter from your that it was in direct violation of the Civil-Rights bill now. Sir, I trust you will give this trifling afair a quetus. There is no

Transcription Notes:
quitas= discharge.