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but claimed for twelve months. A verbal contract there being no written contract Gladden prooved by by two witnesses whit that he had not complied with the contract therefore the Colored Man lost his three months work lost besides being beat nearly to death two man

Not able to work and I was credibly informed the he was Drawing support from the government. I made some Little enquires about Gladden & Learned that he had whiped Swift Linders wife Last fall run the family off and kept the Crop without any settlement I Learned further that some tim in February 67 he beat one Martha Herald col report sayes she received (300) three Hundred Lashes in the course of two weeks and locked up at night these facts can be substantiated upon the Honor of a 
Loyal Citizen

[[other notes: upside down—Lizzie Crook Jacksonville Ala, sideways—Recd May 10th 67]]