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returned to the house I found that he had taken the bonds from his pocket and put them on the mantle piece and gone home, he returned Monday morning in company with one Ned Rector formerly of Mosebys Command (Mr A Anderson having also belonged to the same command) both armed with revolvers and run in the Mill and threatened violence if I did not go out of the Mill and give him possession. I was very busy grinding and said to Mr. Anderson he could have possession of the Mill when he gave the promised security, and signed the agreement, he said he would have it anyhow and would not sign the agreement nor give any more security, that the neighbors said I was a dammed union man and so was my mother and they wanted to get rid of me, and her, and that he was a good Confederate man and the community would back him and he would have the Mill, him and his friend left the Mill after behaving most shamefully and frightening my mother nearly to death she being old and infirmed, he returned the next day Tuesday accompanied by two more men late of Mosebys Command all armed with revolvers to take possession of the Mill by violence when I saw them coming I locked up the Mill and left the place with my mother knowing that our lives would be in danger if they saw us, they fired several shots around the Mill and after