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had come to me and stated that, they wished to purchase goods, and they could get them in town on a credit, - provided, the person with whom they were cropping would state this fact to the merchants. I stated, that I saw Mr Jones & told him these Freedmen had requested me to make this statement, and that certain Freedmen were cropping in partnership with me, and that if he did such business, they wished to purchase goods. He stated that he did, and that he would let them have the goods; and I so informed the Freedmen. Mr Jones however, did state that I had created a lien upon the crop, which I denied upon oath. [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]]

He said John H. Morrison did however take the crop out of my hands, and turn it over to Mr Duck, thus leaving the Freedmen in debt to me to the amount of four hundred and twelve dollars for provisions furnished them during the year 1867, besides, [[strikethrough]] 302 [[/strikethrough]] three hundred and two dollars spent for goods for them. I urged before the said John H. Morrison, that, after the rent was paid the a/c, for supplies to the Freedmen, ought by right and law, to have precedence over all other claims; he decided otherwise however. Mr Duck took charge of the crop, and your petitioner is left without any remedy, or means to get his pay.

Your petitioner therefore would pray, and