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where the complainant was. I think the complain-
ant was not present then, but he came up in a short
time. The defendant touched the complainant, on
beckoned to him, to step aside, as I understood it. -
Then the complainant took a paper from his
pocket, apparently a letter, and handed it to the de-
fendant. The defendant looked over the paper, and
appeared to be reading it; then he turned to the com-
plainant and asked, what does this mean? The com-
plainant replied, "That will show what it meant.
Then a little conversation passed between the complain-
ant and defendant, in a low tone of voice, the substance
of which I did not understand. But immediately I
heard the defendant say to the complainant, This is
the day that I expected to come into possession of the
negroes, or money one; but it appears I am to be cut
out of both. In a few minutes after that the com-
pany dispersed. I know nothing further about the
defendant's possession of the negroes aforesaid, not
about the nature or object of that possession.

V. To the fifth Intg. he says:-
Ans. I know nothing more about any claim to
said slaves, than I have stated in my an-
swer to the 4th Interrogatory.

VI. To the sixth Int'g he says:-
Ans.- I am unable to say wha tslaves were
worth for those two years - The usual time of hiring
out slaves in Pickens County, is about the first of Jan-
uary. It is usual for the term of hired slaves to end
about the twenty fifth of December. I consider the

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