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James Thompson
Brvt Lieut. Col. USA [[/left margin]]

State of Tennessee 
County of Davidson

Personally appeared before me Geo Harland (col'd) a resident of Columbia Maury County Tenn who being duly sworn deposes and says -

That he has left his home being in fear of his life, that on the evening of the 10th inst Lou Bollack came to his house asking for money due him (Bollack). Said Bollack told him that the KuKlux were coming upon him, that he (Bollack) was his friend, and was begging the KuKlux to let him alone. On the night of the 16th inst Lou Bollack and Geo Colful (Deputy Sheriff) came to his house at 11 P.M, and demanded the money due on a Judgement found against me by Squire Harrington for shooting the cow of Solomon Jew (col'd). They (Bollack and Colful) told him that he must give them the money that night. If they could not have it by fair means they would have it by foul. That he went into the corn field, and staid there all night.

Henry Jackson told him (Geo Harlan) that Mr Estes told