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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