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Thicket they paused, Held a consultation, said they would take me on to Livingston where other disaffected parties might participate in my death.  I told them I would not cross the river, that if I had to die, Here would do as well as anywhere.  That I had done nothing in my official capacity that my conscience could not reconcile.  And that they were killing me not only for no cause, But that the United States would avenge my death as its duly Commissioned agent the revocation of which I had not been informed of. -  I was finally ordered to mount my horse and go with them to a kinsman of theirs a Mr Boykin - a mile distant I did so getting him they proceeded to Capt OM Wheelers 3 miles distant on this journey I was informed I would be liberated at Capt Wheelers if I would remit the said $100 fine.  At the muzzles of those persuasive weapons in their