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who threw them, as the bushes prevented me from seeing the person who threw them but I dis- tinctly seen the missiles falling on the colored people and instantly there was a cry of Rally +c, +c, which I supposed come from the colored people and a rush towards the preachers start I immediately retreated towards the circle of the white people tent, the fireing of firearms commenced immediately with the cry of rally +c, +c, the fireing either commenced by the colored people or those that threw the missiles. I do not know how far the colored people advanced towards the white people's circle, as I ran to my tent to see after my family, and get them away from the ground, as I could not tell to what extent the trouble might go, there was great exci- tement until morning. I never went where the burning of the colored peoples' property were destroyed until about sun rise then I found merely every- thing destroyed but the tents. George [[?]][[?]] [[?]] [[?]] Sworn and subscribed to before one this twenty second day of September 1866. [[?]] [[?]] Bureau of R.F. [[?]].[[?]] for [[?]]