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State of Alabama Lowndes County Sandy Ridge August 20 1867 Gen Swayne Montgomery Ala Dear Sir we a portion of the citizens of Sandy Ridge Lowndes county pray you to have a certain man in this vicinity put under arrest he is and has been for two years past continually causing an interuption in the community among the freedman last fall he shot a freedman who was living with him named Tom because he split some rails for a neighbour at night simply because he was mad with the neighbour and took that as a suitable oppirtunity to reek his vengence on him. a few days past he shot another freedman named Booker now in the employment of Mr Rice Merriweather the above named freedman formily belonged to him and he wanted