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whole of your family. 

I said Gentleman what are you going to kill me for I never did any one any harm. They then threw rope around my neck and surrounded my house. He then said to my wife light up and he Morrow told the other men to search the house, they got near seventy dollars in my pants pocket. He then said is this all the money you have. I said yes. He replied you are a damned liar for I was told you had three hundred dollars ($300.00) in silver. He said that if I did not get that amount for him, he would right now take me out and hang me. 

They then brought me out and hung me to a tree, until I was allmost dead and then they let me down and asked me if I would tell them, where the money was. I said there was no use in telling a lie for I had no more money, only what they got, they then let me off and said, that if I went to Gallatin or Nashville and reported it they would kill me. Stoval (white) if he likes can tell the name of the parties

Signed Hudson his x mark Groves