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parties unknown her screams & cries of murder were heard & her mangled body found soon after but no clue as to the perpetrator has ever been obtained.

3d a freedman named Green Berry Terrell was killed near Hastens Ferry in Troup Co last Sept by some parties unknown belonging to the organization Styled "Black Cavalry."

4th a freedman named Jeff Chivers was shot near Hustins in Troup Co the latter part of August 1st of Sept. last he has since recovered but the guilty party has not been arrested.

5th Chauncey Wright (freedman)was killed near Franklin Heard Co. Several months since but the parties are not known that committed the crime.

After these statements were received I visited a portion of Troup, Heard, Coweta & Meriwether Counties and endeavored to find some evidence that might lead to the arrest & detection of the guilty parties but I was Entirely unsuccessful, as the ones concerned in these transactions known as the "Black Cavalry" had either disguised themselves so completely that they could not be recognized or the Negroes were so intimidated that they were afraid to give any information, as they were fearful if they did [[strikethrough]] they were fearful [[/strikethrough]] they might be visited by the same gang and their lives forfeited, & from conversations I had with some of them, I think the latter conclusion is correct.