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Personally appeared before me this day Ed Link, and having been duly sworn deposes and says.

My name is Ed Link. I live at Mr Adams about one mile from Richland station. On the 4th of September 1866, three men came to my house their names were John McLaughlin, Billy Bunton & Billy Paine as far as I can learn. I did not know them the night they came to my house. They ordered me to open the door which I did. They asked how many girls I had in the family, I said I had five from 18 down. They asked me which I would rather do, to go out into the woods myself or let my girls go. I told one of my girls to go to the door until I could get something to defend myself, after I ran out of the house. I met my daughter Elmira and one of the men and it was this mans pistol that shot me.

(Sgd) Ed his X mark Link

Transcription Notes:
corrected name Link not Lint, filled in blanks, corrected some words, etc.