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District of Columbia,
City of Washington 

Mrs Derinda Smothers, being duly sworn, states, that shortly after the passage of the emancipation act, she hired her son Jas. M. Allen, aged about 14 years, to Mr. Fredrick Greyson, but with the understanding that he was to remain with his former master Ira Young, until christmas.  That Mr. Young told them that if they remained after that time, he would not pay them for their work.- That her son left the said Young, at the same time that the others of his slaves left.- That the boy went to Mr. Greysons to work, & that deponent recd, from Mr. Greyson pay for his services.  That Ira Young took possession of the boy,- claiming to have had him bound to him, though deponent has never given her consent to anything of the Kind. That during the past spring the boy ran away from Mr. Young on account of ill usage - but was afterward caught & taken back.  That the said Young stripped him, tied him up & beat him in a most brutal manner. That deponent was arrested at the instance of said Young & put in jail - because she would not tell where the boy was, which she failed to do - as she did not know where he was.- That she was released on $500.00 bail - Mr. Gilbert Fowler going security for her appearance.

(signed) Derinda Smothers her X mark
 Witness H.H. Ray.

Sworn to before me this 18th day of Sep. 1865.  
Signed S.N. Clark
Lieut. & A.A.A. Genl.

A true copy,
S.N. Clark
Lieut. & A.A.A. Genl.