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S141 State of Texas County of Houston To Maj Gen Reynolds Comd. the State of Texas Your Peitioner John D. Stepp who resides in the County of Trinity and State of Texas would respectfully represent that heretofor (to wit) on the day of August 1867 one I F. Wingate of County of Trinity and State of Texas was arrested by one Maj Fred W Reinhard Agt of the Freedmans Bureau of the County of Houston, on a charge of the murder of Black Hawk and William Norris Freedman, and upon an examination he the said Wingate was required to give bond in the sum of Twnety five hundred dollars for his personal appearance. before the said Maj Fred W Reinhard Agt as aforesaid on a future day, which Bond is in letters and figures as follows to wit State of Texas Houston County Know all men by these presents that we I F Wingate Principle and Securites are held and firmly bound unto the State of Texas in the just and full sum of Twenty five hundred dollars for the true payment of which we bind our selves our heirs executors administrators jointly severly and firmly by these presents and dated the 5th day of September 1867 The condition of the above obligation is sutch that whereas the said Wingate has been arrested & brought before F.W. Reinhard Agent of the Bureau of