Viewing page 175 of 239

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

left, he left a week's provision for seven to finish the crop with and that his understanding was that he, Leven, was then to quit the farm
In crop examination Mr Williams states that the [[?]] between him and Mr Grant was a bout the time Dr. Tompkins and Mr Grant settled up and also that he preferred to assist him in getting provisions and he told him that he would gather the crop himself and as he didn't except his offer he supposed there was some coolness existing between them. Witness further states the freedman Leven didn't quite finish the crop but did the last work that was done in the crop and that Leven commenced work with Mr Grant a bout the first of January 1866 and quit working a bout the first or second week in August following, and one week of said time did not on said farmer for the reason of having pains in his arm.

A J Williams

Freedman. Affred Howard witness for plaintiff. States that Leven worked well that Mr Grant said he would have to turn him off said conversation was in July 1866 and that Mr Grant offered to give Leven his mair bridle and saddle or seventy dollars for his interest in the crop and Leven refused to secede to either proposition for the reason that the mair was diseased and was not willing to take his note for the money. Said conversation took place in July 1866. also states defendant proposed to sell the plaintiff a cow and calf