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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Adam Locke and being duly sworn deposes as follows.

My name is Adam Locke  I live on South Street near Main on "Ryans property

On the night of the 2" day of May 1866 John Callahan George McGuire and other of the rioters, came to the house occupied by me and belonging to Mr. F. Feldmen and burned it to the ground  when I remonstrated with McGuire against the burning up of my property he said he was compelled to do so or be shot himself.

There were two houses burned they were worth (1500) fifteen hundred Dolls.

Adam his X mark Locke

Subscribed and Sworn to before me at Memphis Tenn this the 15" day of May 1866

(Signed) Michl Walsh
Capt & AAAG
& PM Freedmen

A true Copy
Capt and A I Genl