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ran out, and he house was completely burned with all it contained,  They they proceeded to the house of Aaron Sims. J.M, broke in the door. Set fire to the beds &c. but the fire was extinguished by Sims' wife, after they left, Sims was also shot and badly wounded by one of the three, from there they went Joe Holliman's, my brother, set fire to his house. Joe having been previously alarmed got out of the way, (Joe afterwards returned and put the fire of his house out.) they [[strikethrough]] went [[/strikethrough]] came then back again to my house; and took the articles ( that my brother-in-law had in the meantime had moved out of his burning house,) put them in my part of the house burning up the whole house, my son. Wash, 12 years of age who was asleep in the house and whom my wife had, in her hurry and alarm, [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] missed and thought was safe, was burned to death along with house, In the meantime I had taken my baby and hid myself in the