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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Ross Spain and being duly sworn deposes as follows.

My name is Ross Spain am a discharged Soldier  I live in the City of Memphis Ten. on South Street near John Penders Grocery Store. On the night of the 1st of May 1866 a number of white men came to the house of David Dodson where I was stopping and robbed me of $40.00 in money and clothes to the amount of $30.00 they destroyed a great many articles for Dodson in his house

Ross his x mark Spain 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14" day of May 1866.

(Signed) M. Walsh
Capt and A.A.A. Genl
and Pro Mar Freedman

True Copy 
F.M.H. Kendrick
Capt and Asst Insp Gen'l