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Before me personally appeared the undersigned and being duly Sworn deposes as follows. 

My name is Henry Bankett. I live in the City of Memphis Tenn  On the 2nd day of May 1866 my house was burned up with all things in contained by a number of white men during the late riot  my loss amt. to about five hundred ($500) dollars  I was a Soldier at the time and was in the Fort. My Wife says she wanted to go in and Save some of the things while the house was on fire and they told her "God dam her if she went in they would burn her upon it 

Henry Bankett His X mark

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this the 9th day of May 1866

Signed M. Walsh
Capt. & A.A.A.G. & P.M.F

True Copy 
F.W.H. Kendrick 
Capt. & A.I. Genl