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NARA 661 horse of the said Joshua Grantham as his property and obtained him, and your petitioner was under the necessity of giving up his mule & cow & calf. Your petitioner, therefore prays that the matter may be fully investigated in order that he may have justice done him - Witness Daniel his X mark Cox We the undersigned citizens of Johnston County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the parties named in the foregoing petition, and are satisfied that the facts set forth in the petition [[strikethrough]] to be [[/strikethrough]] are true - Septr th 1865 S.W. Blackman Whitfield Thornton