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of ownership of the controverted property, before & after I traded for it, [[strikethrough]] I respe [[/strikethrough]] well known, & by which I expect clearly to establish my right to it.

If there be a competent tribunal for the assertion of my rights, I desire to show that I am seeking only these, without the slightest inclination or purpose to infringe those of others black or white. 

As to redress for the outrage perpetrated against my personal freedom & the extortion, as I deem it, to which I had to submit, to regain it, I have no adequate remedy before the courts, were it safe under the circumstances, for me to resort to them, as the party is pecuniarily irresponsible.

As to character & responsibility I can give you references of the highest respectability in East Tenn.