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Copy of Warent & proseedents State of Georgia Dawson County

In person appeared befaur the undersigned one of the justices of the peace in and for said county Allen a freed man who being duly sworn saith [[blotch]] that in said county on the 23rd February 1866 instant deponant was in the peacabel and legally acquired possession of a certin White and black speceld cow about seven or eight years old and of the value of twenty dollars and deponant further swears that on the 23rd day of February instant Michael Martin of said county caried away by fraud said cow from the possession of Deponant under some pretended claim and without lawfull warent or Authority and deponant further swears that said [[strikethrough]] [[partially illegible, onified?]] [[/strikethrough]] Michael Martin has said cow now in his possession and deponant further swears that he [[?]] claim, the right to the possession of said cow wherefour deponant begs the issuing of a warent for the arest of the said Michal Martin as well as for the arest of said cow Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 26th of February 1866

Samuel Harlen [[?]] 

Allen a Freedman his mark