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Though I have had no conferences with any of them I feel satisfied that they will testify to these facts as set forth and the then owner of the plantation a man of purity and intelligence feeling well satisfied of his evil designs and conduct to his wife as well as his general bad character forbade his ever putting his foot upon this plantation at the peril of his life that ban has not been removed nor will not be except he is backed by a stronger force than we can raise. His character is looked upon not only as bad but notorious as will I am satisfied be testified to by members of his own race and color - Within the last year or two he married another woman and I have heard was all the time in a feud & has finally deserted her This girls labor or real value is almost nothing I could get a dozen just such for the finding but my wife raised her from almost infancy