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with using abusive language in the street respecting my master, but addressing himself to me; and he was going into the house but I stopt him. He then sd to me “Your master is a Lutcha (or vagabond) he has taken a goat of mine, I have seen many Generals & Colonels & great men,” & then was for going. I stopt him & said it is not the custom to go into a gentleman’s with a sword.