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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