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33 16 √ Isaac Wilson Col & Mr. Stewart Jan 25 Green Land Plantation ordered before me for settlement of debt Settled & receipt given Closed 17 √ James Johnson Col & S. H. Stockett Jan 25 Complaints of wages Settled by paying freedman all claims Closed 18 √ Charles Benson & S. H. Stockett Jan 26 Complaints for wages Settled by paying Benson all claims Closed 19 √ Moses Walker Col & S. H. Stockett Jan 26 Complains of wages Settled by paying Walker all claims Closed 20 √ Frank Parker Col & J. D. Lewis Jan 26 Wants his share of cotton for pay got the equivalent in currency Satisfactory to Parker Closed 21 √ John Doughty Col & F. D. Lewis Jan 26 Board of Arbitration ordered not pursuant to orders from Jan 27 but dismissed. I would not agree to its decision Closed & agreed to pay $100.00 34 22 √ John Doughty Col & F. D. Lewis Jan 27 2nd board of Arbitration ordered & met at my office Jan 28" & awards J.D. $100.00 Case settled & closed 23 √ John Doughty Col & F D Lewis Jan 27 Summons served on 7 wittnesses in the above case sent Sharif after them would not come without. Settled & Closed 24 x Julia Washington Col & Jor Washington Jan 27 husband & wife. Complains her husband runs with another woman. Sent for husband Husband agrees to behave & do right. Closed 25 xo Julia Washington & Jor Washington Jan 27 husband appeared not married he refuses to marry her Cant live with her in peace ordered them to sepairate at once Further investigation shows they are married. Case brought up again they agree to live together in peace Closed 26 √ Emma Givings Col & Frank Williams Jan 27 wants pay for nursing a child Sent for Williams & he claims that he don't owe her a cent Case put off until the 3d" of January in order to procure witnesses Settled & closed Feb 3" 1868
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I apologize for the amount of question marks. the first entry was very difficult to read. If the following prove to be as difficult I will save and move to another.
I'm very unsure about 20 down
It's better to put [[?]] in if you're unsure - enough eyes see the documents that errors & corrections typically get taken care of - don't worry about there being too many :-)
