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was produced and acknowledged by the boy to be the one used - and whipped the legs of the boy as a parent would whip a child  I had the boy strip and examined carefully the naked skin not a mark of the whip was to be seen  There was no doubt that the chastisement was not intended as an injury, but simply as a correction which might be given by any parent to a child  Mr Duke is one of the mildest most exemplary young men in this County and would injure nothing; The boy is not employed by written contract but by choice makes his home at Mr Dukes, has light duties and is fond of the family  I told him he was at liberty to go where he pleased, and advised him if badly treated to leave Mr Duke  He said he was kindly treated, had not been whipped before, and did not wish to leave; he is still in the family  In closing the investigation I [[strikethrough]] can notice [[/strikethrough]] I gave notice that I know of no order allowing the correction of colored children by whipping; the redress for bad servants must be obtained by discharging them; this is the case of