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Personally appeared before me this day Henry Willis colored and having been duly sworn deposed as follows.

My name is Henry Willis. I live in Robertson Co. six miles from Springfield on the Franklin Road on Thomas Willis plantation. On or about Thursday the 21st of October 1866, There came to my Mother's house and called her out to the fence. She being so scared she did not go farther than the door. They commenced cussing her and used the most obscene language. One of them asked her if she had connection with a man lately. She said she was not in the habit of doing it.  He then said God damn you. I will make you do it. He then placed his pistols across the fence and drew a third pistol to shoot her. He did not fire but leaped across the fence and drawing a sling shot struck her upon the right arm disabling her. They then left. and went to a Shoemaker's store in order to get shoes. but none being there they took a coat from it. They broke the door down. On Sunday following about the 7th inst. at 9 o'clock at night there were came to Mother's house, knocked at the door. Father got up and opened the door.  they then asked him if he had any money.  he said not. Then one of them spoke up saying God Damn you - you have got money. don't tell us a lie. They asked him where his pants were, he said they were in the room someplace. They went to hunt the pants but could