Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire Into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, So Far as Regards the Execution of the Laws, and Safety of the Lives and Property of the Citizens of the United States and Testimony Taken: Testimony taken by the committee (June 2-Nov. 11, 1871) AlabamaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1872 - Reconstruction |
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... months. Question. Where were you when Robinson & Co/s circus employed you ? Answer. At Augusta, Georgia, Richmond County. Question. How long had you lived there, and what were you doing there ? Answer. I was born and raised there ...
... months. Question. Where were you when Robinson & Co/s circus employed you ? Answer. At Augusta, Georgia, Richmond County. Question. How long had you lived there, and what were you doing there ? Answer. I was born and raised there ...
Page 646
... months in Limestone County several outrages committed upon individuals. In the case of Mr. Weir — I take it from his own account of it— first in the spring of this year he was maltreated by several parties against whom complaint was ...
... months in Limestone County several outrages committed upon individuals. In the case of Mr. Weir — I take it from his own account of it— first in the spring of this year he was maltreated by several parties against whom complaint was ...
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... months, awaiting trial. Question. Your county of Limestone adjoins the Tennessee line ? Answer. Yes, sir. Question. That, of course, adds somewhat to the difficulty of capture, by their escaping from your local jurisdiction? Answer. Yes ...
... months, awaiting trial. Question. Your county of Limestone adjoins the Tennessee line ? Answer. Yes, sir. Question. That, of course, adds somewhat to the difficulty of capture, by their escaping from your local jurisdiction? Answer. Yes ...
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... months ago. He did not seek the votes of either party. He wanted to be independent, and he thought he was popular with all. By the Chairman : Question. You belong to the democratic party ? Ansiver. Yes, sir ; I am a democrat. Question ...
... months ago. He did not seek the votes of either party. He wanted to be independent, and he thought he was popular with all. By the Chairman : Question. You belong to the democratic party ? Ansiver. Yes, sir ; I am a democrat. Question ...
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... months past, several outrages have been committed upon individuals. Were they generally committed by men in disguise, banded together ? Ansiver. Some of them were. One murder was committed by Birdsong ; tfiatwasnot in disguise. One ...
... months past, several outrages have been committed upon individuals. Were they generally committed by men in disguise, banded together ? Ansiver. Some of them were. One murder was committed by Birdsong ; tfiatwasnot in disguise. One ...
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