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you tonight and proceeded himself to make fast a rope to his (Bryant's) wrists, the rope was then thrown over a joist, over head, and was drawn up so that only his toes would touch the floor.  I was kept in this position some (15) minutes- after which I was let down, and released, after being compelled to swear (kissing a book) that I would not come within his picket line, which he did not, and would not point out to me.

Richard Bryant
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