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/ Our Mission / for Vaughn
order the case of Vaughn to be changed to the Civil Courts
We stayed until friday morning & got no answer from pulaskie
& we came home with the understanding that he would Telegraph
to me at Columbia so soon as he gits an answer from Pulaskie.

Mon 4 Sept / Ock left this morning to parts unknown /
I went to Town found many people in Town The County Court
Circut Court sitting & the convention met The report of the
35 of a commity reported. Nicholson Pillow & Whetthong made
short but verry consiletary speaches denying any intention
to interfear in any way with the Fedrel Authorities or the
Government of the U. S. All passed off verry well Beard,
Arnell & others was present & said a good deal

1865 Sept Tues 5 / L. Campbell sent to the penitentiary / Sweet
The Court took up upon the State docket the case of the State
vs. L. Campbell for stealing my Wagon he was tryed & found
Guilty Sentenced to the penitentiary for 3 years The Judge
charged the Jury that it made no difference whose property
it was if it was felonious taken out of my possession with the
intent to steal it, the defendant was Guilty of theft. The
State proved by me that the Wagon was in my possession at the
time it was taken & the State proved by me that it was left
there by the rebels. (Sweet was brought home sick & verry sick)

Wed 6 / Old Harvest left & gone
The Circuit Court still in Session Several cases called up
& one or two mistrials No verry particular news I was called on
the Jury the State vs Lewis but challenged News that this