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Personally appeared before me this Jerry Kinnard and being duly sworn deposes and says.

My name is Jerry Kinnard  I live and work at Fount Grafenrieds abt 2 miles on the Louisburg from the town of Franklin, Tenn. I worked for an interest in the Crop - Jordan Flemming my brother Andy Flemming and myself were to get half the Crop - and Fount Grafenried the other half, Faunt Grafenried was to supply all the implements & Horses to work the farm, Joe Smith who is a partner with Grafenried came to me when Friday 2nd of August 1867 and said that if I did check he would kill me right there - at same time Jeff Grafenried said he was going to spill Blood on that plantation at same time putting his hand upon his Revolver but he did not draw it out of its place

He said God Damn you, I will kill him - He then struck me with his fist

My wife having come back to the place when I was asked what was the matter when he Jeff Replied, Shut up you damn - Brownlow Bitch and then he struck her with his fist   

Transcription Notes:
not sure about names - Its Fount De Graffenried (but name is usually misspelled)