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to defend himself but did not shoot. ~ he probably would have shot had not some white men told him that he was not the one that Bryant was after he then put his pistol up and as he did so several white men tried to take the pistol from him but he escaped them with his pistol the blacks then all went home leaving Bryant skulking behind a gate post

Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servt
Henry K.W. Ayers
Lieut V.R.C. & Ass't Supt &c 6th Dist Va