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James Arnold} Tax $6.80} lives with with Randall McLeod Ishmael Ross} Tax $6.45} Jas says that when he asked Lucas what were their taxes for, Lucas said we brot them taxes on when we elected our Del to go to Jackson &c Ishmael asked how his taxes came to be so high. Reply- we voted for Oshain & Sam Powell &c Jammy asked what that $2.80 was for. Reply. It was your convention tax. 185 Sept 9th Joe Owens vs J W Sanders Joe states that he commenced work in farm about one week after Christmas @ $20_ a month I finding myself. This morning I went to him for a settlement- as I had had some disagreement with him, when he said G-d d-n your soul if you say settlement to me I will bust your brain out with a chair. &c Orders me off & says he will shoot me if I come on to his place &c Sept 10. Joe Stuckey, Peter Nash vs. J.J. Spann Joe, was told to hitch up a wagon, but Mr. Howlett soon after ordered otherwise Spann came into the field and directed me to go & hitch up the wagon. I replied that Mr. Howlett had forbidden my doing so would charge me for all time lost out the field. He then struck me twice with a Hickory stick and then cocked his pistol at me. Robt Bracey who was with him cocked his gun. I went to Squire Moore who told me to go back home & try & stay there if I could get my crop. Peter [[strikethrough]] said that Mr [[/strikethrough]] accused Mr Howlett of telling them [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] Young Spann had nothing to do with them Mr. H denied in S.'s presence & Peter repeating the charge Howlett struck me once with a Hickory stick. Spann then out with his pistol &c &c - Sept 14th Peter vs Jas Brunner Peters family have been but poorly fed. B. wishes to drive Ps wife off for complaining 16. Stephen Davy vs. Isaac & Frank Evans Stephen arrested by their partner [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] who live in Ala They had a grudge against S. because he took his son away from them. Rolla Brewer took all of S's wife's [[strikethrough]] on of[[/strikethrough]] Hop. Warrant for his arrest issued by Squire [[illegible]] The Jo[[Brewer & Jo Foster came riding down with pistols in hand & arrested Stephen. 184
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