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not in my favor. The contract made between us allowed them no holy day, after the year commenced they made a demand for it. I told them at the time if they demanded it I would be forced to allow it, but would charge them for it. Therefore I made the charge.

7th  As to the killing of the mule I will say, that at the time it occured I made a rigid examination into the facts, and from the evidence was convinced it was a gross piece of carelessness which ought to have been charged against [[strikethrough]] him [[/strikethrough]] the Freedman

There were other points made, which have escaped the memory of your defendent owing to the hurry and confusion at the trial, and of which he failed to take a memorandum.

I will make the folliwng brief statement of facts which I consider necessary in