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pay for his wages in the month of May 1866 the plaintiff also states that he worked in the crop as long as, Mr Evans said they were going to work it.  & that the plaintiff did the last work that was done in said crop Leven Colvin his mark

H.J. Williams witness for plaintiff. States that he lived on the same place last year that said K.F. Grant and Leven Colvin lived on and that the latter and Evears worked the crop for K.F. Grant and also states that he herd no complaint only that he didn't get out quite as soon of a morning as Mr Evears did but he had fiers to make and wait on Mr. Grant but didn't loose a great deal of time that way and did Leven as much work as any other freedman on the plantation. and also states the defendant told Mr Williams that he could not keck Leven that he could not feed him and didn't think he could get money to buy provisions to feed him. the witness states that he herd Mr Grant say nothing a bout paying Leven for his work about that time was not in the habbit of having much conversation with Mr Grant. and also states that there was some little dissatisfaction between Mr Grant and Leven and that Leven ask him what he would do about taking the mair for what Mr Grant was owing him and did not advise him either way and that Leven quit and was gone one or two days and and dont recolect which and then came back and Mr Grant told him to go to work and behave himself and he could stay there. and herd no complaint about being fed and when Mr Grant