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that his other white children had been provided for years before - always stated the bad and unkind treatment of his son A. G. Milstead - that he Alexander G. [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] Milstead had deceived him, and always had thwarted his designs of emancipating his wife and children - and that he had once sent these children and their mother to Mexico, to be manumitted, giving A. G. Milstead a large sum for his expenses, and trouble in getting the wife and children manumitted - and instead of them being left in Mexico, he A. G. Milstead brought them back to the [[?]]river - he told me that Green had often stated that he hoped that he, Abram Milstead would die, so that he, Green, could get possession of the family - As the war progressed [[strikethrough]] Abram Milstead [[/strikethrough]]and the Emancipation Proclamation took effect Mr. Milstead expressed himself satisfied with the result, and said he should take his family back to near Mobile Ala, where he possessed lands, He offered me land if I would accompany him - He did not consider this, a proper place in which to raise up children. The frequent quarrels between Abram and A. J. Milstead his son, caused him to sell his place and leave as quick as possible- I then saw the old man in Brownsville on his way out of Texas. This was some time in