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Before me personally appears the undersigned and being duly sworn deposes as follows:

My name is Marshal Escue I live in the city of Memphis Tenn. On the night of the 2nd of May 1866 a number of persons came to my house and set it on fire which almost destroyed it all the contents in it mostly were burned Loss will amt to $150.00

Marshal His X Mark Escue

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 7th day of May 1866
(signed) M Walsh
Cap V.R.C. & P M F.

True copy
F.M.H. Kendrick
Capt and A.I.G.