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Alabama Crenshaw Co. May 22nd / 67 To the Hon Gen Swayne This will inform you that I am a freeman of the County & State above mentioned. I was arrested on the 20th of this Inst for living in a dultry with a white woman and was fined two hundred dollars and has to start to greenvill jail to day. I shal have to by there thirty days to swair out. I was tried by judg Thagard of Crenshaw. Co. I purposed to Mary hir but the judge woodent suffer me I shal loose my crop if you dont do some thing for me. I was ignornt of the laws of the Country. I had this woman highered & two children on my place. I am ignornt of the laws of the Country. I will try to do write in the future I am in hops this will rech you soon & I may get some favor from you yours Respectively Bill Wyrosdick
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Many misspellings, but its just the way the writer puts it on paper.