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at Manassas and who having Seen that the radicals and niggers were about to destroy the country had now come out of their cold graves to avenge their country's wrongs by punishing all leading radicals and niggers. They produced a long rope which they put about the neck of the pastor and after drawing it pretty tightly demanded of him all he knew about the Union League. He answered them according to truth but not in a way to give them any satisfaction. Finding they could get nothing out of him they demanded money Saying Give us Two dollars and a half $2.50) or we will hang you."

As the pastor had no money they could get none. They then asked for meat for Fifty (50) men whom they declared were along with them. The pastors wife fearing they would go up Stairs and get all of their Scanty Store of meat Stepped to the side of the cabin and took down a pound of pork hanging there and gave it to them. They were not Satisfied with so small a quantity of provisions and endeavored to make a search for more but as they feared to have a light they found nothing. After commanding the pastor to keep away from the meetings of the League and threatening to kill him if he told anything of their visit they left him and his family thoroughly frightened.

Either before or after the transactions mentioned above the other (cold) man before mentioned (John North) was called upon. North was awaken by his dogs barking furiously and thinking

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