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Before me personally appeared the undersigned and being duly sworn deposed as follows: My name is William Smith. I live in the City of Memphis Tenn. On the 30th of April I went up the river about 12 miles to work for a man named John Harris. I returned on the 6" of May 1866. Mr Harris paid me $35.00 for work - On the same night as I was passing on Poplar Street I met two Policeman and they took from me the $35.00. On my return I found that my house and all its contents had been burned during the riot here. The Loss would amount to $200.00 William his x mark Smith Subscribed and sworn to before this 8" day of May 1866 (Signed) Mc. Walsh Capt V.R.C. & P.M.F. A True Copy F.W.H. Kendrick Capt and A.I.General
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