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Personally appeared before me the undersigned Mrs. S.E. Ditts, who upon being duly sworn deposes as follows:

My name is Mrs. S.E. Ditts. I live in the City of Memphis Tenn., my place of residence is at No. 152 Causey Street. On the evening of Monday April 30" 1866, I saw four policemen pass the place I resided, while several negroes were near, and the negroes stepped off the sidewalk to allow the policemen to pass. The police followed the negroes when one of the colored men fell and a policeman fell over him - the policemen then drew out their revolvers, when the coled [[colored]] men started down the street. One of the policeman followed and struck one of the negroes on the head with his pistol, breaking it. (the pistol) One of the colored men then hit one of the policemen, then a third policeman hit that man (coled) with a brick. The party then parted, the policemen going one way and the colored men another

(sgd) S.E Ditts

A true copy
F W H. Kendrick 
Capt and A.I.G

Transcription Notes:
I think the author of the letter misspelled the word pistole as it looks like she put an 'e' at the end of the word in her letter.