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B.R.F. & A L
Office Sub Asst. Comr
14th Sub Dist. of Texas
Columbus April 15th 1868

Lieut. J.P. Richardson U.S.A.
A.A.A.G. B.R.F. & A.L.

Lieutenant:

At the last County Court one Davy McDay c - was fined for stealing a pig & alleving the brand

He was found guilty, & fined $25.00 
& Costs - Constables salarys $12.45
Sheriffs fee 3.00
Jury fee 5.00
Prosecuting Atty's fee 10.00
Clerks fee 5.35      35.80
... $60.80
Value of the pig proved to be $2.50.  
Three other freedmen were tried for killing a pig valued at $2.00 They were all tried on the same indictment-found guilty and fined $2.50-each. 

The costs assessed against them, which I am 

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