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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Henrietta Cole and being duly sworn deposes as follows My name is Henrietta Cole I live in the city of Memphis Tenn on South Street near the site occupied by Mrs Rankins School house that was burned down, on the night of the 2" day of May 1866. Old man Mike Pendergast and his two sons "John and "Pat and a number of other men came to the house occupied by myself and husband and stole from me clothing &c to the amount of $75.00 my husbands name is Henry Cole he was in the yard at the time Henrietta her X mark Cole Subscribed and Sworn to before me at Memphis Tenn this the 14th day of May 1866. M. Walsh Capt and AAAGenl & PM Freedmen A true copy F.M.H. Kendrick Capt and Asst Insp Gen'l