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freedmen complained to Mr Wilcox that Davis was trading without license to their injury, and gave the name of Hawes Coleman and Wm H. Clopton as the men of whom Davis bought [[crossed out]] the gooses [[/crossed out]] fowl and a cow respectively. Mr Wilcox called on said Clopton and questioned him about the sale made to Davis, when Clopton informed him that at the time of the sale he had questioned Davis about his right to buy, when Davis told him (Clopton) that he (Davis) had his license and it was "all" "right." Subsequently Davis appealed to Mr Wilcox for leniency in the matter saying he was willing to pay one fine but could not afford to pay both, which are as follows viz; for the first named case $30 00/100 and for the second named, $50 00/100. Mr Wilcox told him he would be as easy as possible in the matter and when the case was tried in March 1867, he (Wilcox) asked the jury to find the deft. guilty in the first case and not guilty in the second, which was done; Davis being at the time by the side of Mr Wilcox and giving his consent to the arrangement.

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