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come to take his rations to cabin point and have them weighed. Jim Wilson said it was a damd lie he didn't do it. Mr. Deal said he could prove that he did by Col Williams and said before you carried it to Cabin Point my wife weighed it in the yard before your face Jim Wilson said if she said she gave me full rations she was a damd liar. Mr. Deal said if you dont stop calling me a damd liar I will give you a thrashing with my stick at that I saw Jim Wilson advance toward him. Mr. Deal said stand your distance then saw Jim Wilson turn and walk away. I then went into the house saw Mr. Deal have a double barreled shotgun heard the report of a gun it is about thirty (30) or forty (40) yards from my house to the woods where they were standing. I stood in my door all the time did not see Augustus Wooding that day. There being no more witnesses for the defense the case was closed. James Deal was placed under three hundred (300) dollar bonds with one security of like amount for his appearance before a military commission or before the commanding General at any time he may be ordered to do so by proper military authority (over)
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