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about 9 a.m. or 9 ½ a.m. I was about to leave the ground to take care for Washington when I was sent for to go to the preachers stand & give testimony before magistrates who were investigating the matter. I gave an out line of the above testimony. & I noticed that the clerk did not record all of that given by me, saying in a side tone to the Magistrates "I guess that's not material" The part referred to save the enemies of the whites.

At Hanover Switch about ten 1/2 o clock a wagon drove off to the north of the R.R. containing some 5 or 7 young men in They went off crying, to a number of Gents & Ladies, (who with me, were awaiting the cars for Washington) in insulting tones - "Wake up! Wake up! I was confident at the moment that one of them, with a light coat & small white felt hat, round top - a small man was the man who had been so violent the night before & I must say however that, so far as countenance is concerned I would be utterly unable to identify any one - white or black - who participated in the riot. I know not who uttered the cry Rally boys Rally - I saw no pistols - only heard the firing - I know not, of my own observation, who gave first provication or who fired first shot.

I must say however, that the spirit of the white men while I was among them was such that, the negroes were compelled either resist or leave the ground to escape their vengeance.

Given under my hand this day according to date -
Geo P. Seech
Preacher in Charge
of East Washington Station 
Baltimore Conference 
M.E. Church.

Subscribed and sworn to 
before me this 17th day
of September 1866

Jas  Cull J.P.

[[image]]INTER.REVENUE CERTIFICATE 5[[/IMAGE]]

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Image: Inter Revenue Certificate stamp 5c.