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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Rugg Cartwright and being duly sworn deposes as follows My name is Rugg Cartwright I live in the city of Memphis Tenn, on the corner of Gayoso Street and Rotton Row, on the night of the 3d of May 1866 Jack Reed Capt of Fire Engine Noe 5 and two men who had police stars on came to my house and demanded entrance. I let them in and they took from me a pistol. they then demanded that "I should take them to every negro house around there." I refused and "they told me I had better go or they would kill me" and drew a revolver on me [[strikethrough]] - thought they looked like mine - [[/strikethrough]] I then accompanied them. we went to the house of Jane Dupree. there I saw a number of Porter checks. thought they were mine and took them away, have them yet. Reed said he was going to take all the weapons the negroes had Rugg his X mark Cartwright Subscribed and sworn to before me at Memphis Tenn this the 5th day of May 1866 (Signed) M Walsh Capt & AAAG & PM Freedmen A true copy F.U.H. Kendrick Capt & A I Genl