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the time and did not intend to steal the horse, but was on a frolic The horse was returned to the owner, the said Freedman only having possession of him as agent of the owner. This occurrence took place on or about the 1st day of February 1866, and your petitioner was committed to jail of said county and remained in Jail until the Circuit Court convened in April 1866, and then was discharged because there was no indictment found against him. At the fall term of said Court an indictment was found against him and has been since that time confined in the Jail of said county. Your petitioner would further represent unto you, that he was enlisted in the United States army on the 18th day of June 1863, in the 89th Indiana Infantry, Company F. 16th Army Corps. Commanded by Gen'l A.J. Smith and was also in the red river and Missouri Campaign, also at Nashville, Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely and was mustered out of service at Mobile Ala My Captain's name was Lewis Sims Your petitioner would further represent