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I suspected that [ILL] (the Deced) I had ordered [ILL] to take care the boy should not run away. I gave this caution in the night, he not being at the post where I had placed him. I had been robbed several times & hearing a noise I got up, gave Chokedar this caution and loaded my gun with 2 balls.
I had ordered this Chokedar over night not to go away in the morning till I had seen if all were safe. But in the