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War Department,
BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS,
OFFICE CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER.
[[strikethrough]] Washington D.C. [[/strikethough]] Cherrystone Va, April 22d 1868.

State of Virginia
County of Northampton

Personally appeared before me this 22d day of April 1868- George Carter Colored and made oath in the Holy Evangelly of Almighty God that he was present on the day of June 1867 when Lieut G.P. Sherwood- paid Bounty Money to Robt Poole- & witnessed the payment- Cannot swear the specific amount  paid to Poole - did not count the money- Cannot say whether the amount paid was Eighty Nine $89- or Eighty 29/100 dolls $80.29

George Carter

Sworn to before me this 22d Apl 1868
 
Charles. M. Power
Special agent
Bureau RF&AL
Charles. M. Power