Tallahassee Fla. November 17, 1869 Hon. J.C. Gibbs Dear Sir, I am constrain to drop you a few lines as to the state of things that transpired in the county of Wakulla at the last term of the circuit court. This is what I learned from parties who live in that county, not that know these things personaly. There was an old collerd [colored] man--I judge he is about 60 or 65 years of age--was brought from that county by the seriff [sheriff] on his way to the state prison, sentenced by Judge White for two years, Charged with larceny. The [facts?] are thus. The old man bought a cow from a white man who gived him the bill of sale for the cow. Finaly the white man died. The father of the white who sold the cow and is now dead pretended that he knew nothing of his son selling any cattle. The old collerd man showed the hand writing and all lawfull rite to the cow. The father of the deceased would not reconize the handwriting of his deceased son but carry out his mean disine made affidavid against