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Richard Burton col'd sworn

My name is Richard Burton, reside in Farmville Va - Know nothing of the difficulty of Monday night - Tuesday morning. I started down street [[strikethrough]]to the ?? [[/strikethrough]] it was about 10 when I started. I met Mr Miller at Thal Branch's shop.- he says Walk in here Dick, I have one for you today - Col Jordan orders the same detail of Spe. P.- that was detailed Saturday  Go to his office and get your maces & badges - I just then heard a fuss down the street, & stepped to the door to see - and saw some soldiers attacking Buck Fuqua - I tried to get around them so as to get to Col Jordan's office for my mace and instructions - about the time I got opposite to them one of them espied me and took after me and commenced [??] me over the head, arms & breast with a stick and before I could get away from them - there were three or four more of them fighting me - I was then trying to work my way to Col Jordans office  had said nothing to these men - I couldn't get rid of them, and was compelled to defend [[strikethrough]] themselves [[/strikethrough]] myself as best I could with staves & whatever came to hand - I finally got away from them, and ran into Lockets store and hid - I staid there until everything got quiet and then I left the scene -

I have been threatened

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