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that the evidence I have submitted in previous communications is all "hearsay", but it is the best to me had this side of Ala, unless the negros injured be examined, & use great caution should be exercised otherwise they may be bribed or intimated into false statements.

I would be glad to hear what progress this case is making--

I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully,
Yr Obt St,
J. B. Darby