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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Lemual Premier who being duly sworn deposes as follows My name is Lemual Premier I live on Gayosa Street in the city of Memphis Tenn in the night of the 2nd day of May 1866 Policemen David Roach Swett and ten or fifteen others white men came to my house and demanded my arms. I said I had none one of the men called Charley Lyman knocked me down with his pistol and robbed me of $50.00 in money Lemual his X mark Premier Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of May 1866 (Signed) Michl Walsh Capt and AAAG & PM Freedmen A true copy FMH Kendrick Capt and Asst Insptr Genl