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mule while working for him. This agreement was made as Dickinson had been giving his mule medicine and did not like to work him on account of the inclemency of the weather. It seems that Jefferson was anxious to have the work done, and not believing that it would hurt the mule, made the above agreement. The case was carefully tried: there was both direct and strongly corroborative evidence as to the above fact; the questions as to the actual value of the mule was carefully investigated, both white and col'd witnesses having been examined. Mr Patmon is one of our best magistrates, and