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SC 15 H.Q.S.D.T.
Hdqrs Sub Dist of Talladega
Talladega Ala July 22nd 1867

Respectfully Forwarded 
The man Richard Hickman was committed to jail with another man charged with murdering a family consisting of one man, wife and two children. Hickman's colleague was tried, found guilty and hung. On the scaffold he confessed to the guilt of himself and the man Richard Hickman. Hickman was to be tried at the last term of Circuit Court in Cherokee County, but owing to a very lengthy murder case on docket H's case was not reached, but he agreed with me that his only hope of favor was through elapse of time
J. F. McGogy
Sub Asst. Comms'r.

Recd July 25" '67

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