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Before me personally appeared the undersigned who being duly sworn deposes as follows
My Name is Obadiah Stockley I live near the Camp of the 59th NJC Infantry, on the night of the 3rd of May 1866 three white men came to my house and inquired if I had any arms, I said there was a gun in the house — they ordered me to bring it out asked me if I had been a soldier said I had better not own it if I had, they took my pocket book containing $21.00 in Greenbacks and a gold watch, they also took my gun, and left it with a man by the name of Johnny who lives near Mr Jacobs and knows the names of the parties that robbed me
the men were armed with revolvers and presented them as they approached the house,
Obadiah his X mark Stockly
Subscribed and Sworn to before me at Memphis Tenn this 5th day of May 1866
(Signed) M. Walsh
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