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left them as they were valueless except for manure. If they had been of any particular value I might have claimed them as toll for Ginning their cotton but I never advanced any claim to them whatever.

5th  The facts in regard to their laboring on my own place are these. After the crop was laid by, the men assisted in getting boards and timbers to build a gin House. I was feeding them at the time, and had nothing else for them to do, and thought, and still think that I had a perfect right to employ them in that way when I could not use them to any advantage elsewhere.

6th  I claim that my books were accurately kept, and are correct. The items of lost time as charges were given to me every week by Emanuel, and the day and date of lost time were set down as rendered by him, and I believe if he cared at all it was