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dollars differences in the mules. And Mr. Harper swapped with Dave and give 30$ to boot  Now I had to give all this differences to wit the 100$ between the mules and the 30$ between the big mule and the Byrd horse. And this Byrd horse I sold to Mr Harper for 120.00 Mr. Harper first telling me that if I could get any more to do so and he would take only 125.00 that I might have all over the amt that I could get. I could not get as much as 130.00. the amt allowed me by Mr Harper (And this shows that the freedman was under a mistake as to the 50.00 to boot in horseswapping. He was out only the value of his little mule to wit 50.00)

The corn was bad for 70 rows. this is the 27 row corn referred to. I took these 70 rows as they had not been well cultivated and Mr. Harper took the next 70. they had been better cultivated. I was not present at the gathering of the corn except the 2 first loads. These I gathered and hauled to Mr Harper. He gathered the ballance while I was at the gin, reporting it. When I went to gather my part I got only 2 loads and Mr Harper got 5 loads. Mr Harper's threats to me were made before the settlement.

As often as I called on Mr Harper to know my account he always told me how much I owed him,

Louisa Harper. Sworn says 
Mr Harper told Mr Chandler to put his oxen in the field. If there was any cattle in the field before Mr Chandler put his oxen in I do not know it. I think there might have been