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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