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any Civil Authority for assistance, but if you fail to bring him bak that way: You may slightly tri to Scirce him, as far as you may say that I told you he had to come bak etc.: but as either you or I have no authority to do so; by no means you shall force him bak by saying this I refered him to the Law of Virg:  in relation to Contracts of Col'd Servants — As to a horse which Eastham said he give to Menefee and to which he refered as to taking it in Charge therewith to force Minor to come bak: having ascertained it being the only property of Menefee himself, I told Eastman he shall not tack said horse, he having no right of it:  Thence Eastham left me.

The following is the Statement of testimony given Col.d witnesses: for the procecution before the County Court of Rapp'k. County, Monday & Thursday the 9 & 14 of July 1866.

1. Sealy Morton, a freed woman Servant of W. R. Eastham stated:  Sunday Evening Master Bob came home, tok his pistol made something with (loaded) and left the house (the house situated two miles outside Flint Hill.

2.  Dik Carter, Osten Wells, Rally Wells, Henry Wells, George Turner, Thomas Wells, Thomas Menefee & Joseph Beasly stated that Minor Menefee and [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] the most of the Witnesses Hd.Q. came from  Church and were walking up the Street; while W. R. Eastham were coming on horsebak down Street, and meeting the party [[strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] said to Minor (same or about follows.)

Eastham:  Minor I understand you go to quit work for me.

Minor:  Yes Master Bob I have a Ida to do so.

E.  Have I done anything wrong to you so you have reason to leave me.

M.  Master Bob You allways have treated me well, but you drove my family of, without whom I won't stay.

E.  I.  Your family I have not hired your family. I want you to be there in the morning, also Arthur to, if he dont come I shall give him a h: of a threashing, he shall have it any how so you if you fail to come, I will make you