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Brownsville Texas
February 19th, 1867
Edward Downey being sworn
testifies as follows.
I'm a Chief Justice  of Cameron County in February 1866 and about that time, AG Milsted appeared before me and made affadavit that a large amount of property was in the possession of irresponsible parties belonging to the Estate of his Father recently deceased and in the strength of which affadavit I issued a warrant directed to the Sheriff to take possession of all of the property belonging to the Estate of the late Abraham Milsted, and all of which was accomplished by said Sheriff. Some time after the Seisure some person complained to me that the