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A. Freedman working for J. S. Foster was for some alleged insolence struck in the face by Mrs. F. with her fist also struck her with a shoe [[strikethrough]] also [[/strikethrough]] attempting to throw the cold woman down, but fell, herself, in the attempt whereupon F held the woman down with his knees on her head while Mrs F. "spanked" her bare person in presence of several witnesses &c Foster has been previously reported - Frankie A. Lain (cold) was beaten by Thos. Lain her employer for a trivial offence -

A Freedwoman working for Mashall Ayers for her food and clothes, is refused clothes and goes barefooted. He refuses to give her clothes until Christmas.

Reports cases of unlawful cohabitation, neglect on the part of Husband to care for their wives, desertion &c the official (county) refuse to take any action with matter. There is a crazy col'd woman who has been confined in the jail for nearly two years. The sheriff has faild to get her admitted into an Asylum, she is very violent at times - no fire is provided, she was nearly frozen last winter.

The overseers of the Poor are all illiterate old drones unfit to hold the office - At a meeting of the Board of Overseers held last June it was decided that it was against the law to have col'd people in the Poor House those that were there were given three days provision and sent away.