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NARA 794

Pikeville N.C.
June 1st 1867

C.E. Compton
Goldsboro N.C.

Sir. 
I have only yesterday 31st May received the within from you ishued 7th Inst in reply I have to say that I rented or leased some land to Richd Winstead the father of Isaac & Prince Winsted, he Richard bout provision of me in time that he was making the corn and pledged the corn to pay the amount, at harves [[harvest]] but before he paid me all, he turned over or pretendidly give the corn to his Sones, but he had pledged me the corn to pay the amount, so I did not really take any of Isaac's corn it was my corn that was found in his possession &c  I can prove the above to be true by two witnesses.

Yours Respectfully
John Perkins

written by R W Perkins by request