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NARA 777

Goldsboro N.C. 
Office of Strong & Morisey Jany. 12th 1867

Capt. Geo. O. Glavis

Sir:  Mr Mozingo, who complains in the matter brought to your attention this morning, first by Mr Wm R Parker and lastly Mr Mozingo through me, has seen Mr Parker, who admits the title of Mr Mozingo to the mule cart &c but demands from him five dollars, because the freedmen might have carried the property further and put the complainant to much trouble. Caveat Emptor is a maxim that is acted upon everywhere when the comon Law of England is recognized as the law of the land as in all of the United States. The law of N.C. recognizes as valid this principle, and when a man purchases property that does not belong to the vendor, he does so at his own peril, and his only remedy is upon the warranty of title by the vendor.

Therefore when Parker chose to purchase from a freedman the