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surrendered to him, which last application he made on the 7th day of February; and instead of restoring the said boy, he issued an order directing the undersigned and his son John Randall, Rev Isaac Digs, James A. Goalder and E. B. Montague to appear before him at Tappahannock on the 14th inst. The parties all being present, the undersigned insisted that his son should be delivered to him but not withstanding he and his son both protested (the boy now being 14 years of age, and under the laws of Virginia has a right to select his master See Code of Virginia Page 585) the said Scott adheared to the course pursued by him in binding out the boy and confirmed his previous action with some additions in the terms of apprentership more favorable to the boy. After the indentures were signed, - the said Scott required that the order of the 18th of January and the letter addressed to the Rev. Isaac Diggs should be surrendered to him which was accordingly done, and they are now in his possession or upon file in his office in Tappahannock.

The undersigned respectfully asks that the action of the said Scott may be reversed by some higher tribunal and the boy may be restored to his father. The affidavits here with filed are offered in support of the truths of the facts contained in the foregoing application.

Respectfully
John Fleet

King and Queen County, to wit
This day John Fleet (a freedman) personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath the statements contained in the forgoing application are true.  Given under my hand this   day of February 1866
J.P.

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