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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Frank D Berry and being duly sworn deposes as follows

My Name is Frank D Berry. I live in the city of Memphis Tenn on the night of the 1st of May 1866, a party of white men came to the house of my sister in law (Sarah Laing) where a bandit broke in the doors, came in, broke open my trunk and took from it $300.00 in money (Greenbacks) $15.00 in silver - a watch and lot of clothes worth $70.00

Frank D his X mark Berry

Subscribed and Sworn to before me at Memphis Tenn this the 8" day of May 1866.

(Signed) Michl Walsh
Capt and AAA Genl
and PM Freedmen

a true copy
FWH Kendrick
Capt & A.I. Genl

Transcription Notes:
Couple of things when transcribing: Only transcribe what's actually there - don't put things in parentheses, etc, that aren't there. If you have to guess the text, puzzle it out so it at least makes sense. They have a different turn of phrase than we do, but they usually make sense.