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Letters Received by the Office of
the Adjutant General (Main Series), 1871 - 1880
National Archives Microfilm Publication M666 Roll 1
"Statements, depositions, and other records submitted by Gov. William
W. Holden relating to crimes of the Ku Klux Klan against citizens of North
Carolina, 1869 - 1871
Lincolnton, N. C.
Oct. 17, 1870
Gov. Holden,
Dear Sir:
according to your request we send you the
below list of names of persons that have been maltreated in Lincoln Co.:
| Harriet Quickel |
Black |
Whipped and shot
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| Sam Ward |
" |
" |
| Wife |
" |
" |
| Daughters |
" |
" |
| Rufus Friday |
" |
" |
| Wife |
" |
" |
| James Falls |
" |
" |
| Charles Sumner |
" |
Whipped and robbed of $15
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| John Connely |
" |
Whipped and shot
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| William Magbee |
" |
Robbed in the woods of all
his money |
| Ruben Litton |
" |
Whipped and shot
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| Jerry Wood |
" |
Whipped and drove from home,
life threatened if he returned |
| J. Barringer |
" |
" |
| Rufus Bindhardt |
" |
Whipped & shot dangerously
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| E. Wilfong |
" |
" |
| Peter Hoover |
" |
" |
| Lawson Friday |
" |
Whipped & shot
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| L. Motz |
" |
" |
| John Miller |
White |
" |
| Adeline Fisher |
" |
" |
| Sally Fisher |
" |
" |
| J. McMillen |
" |
" |
| Jeff Herndon |
Black |
House robbed of two guns
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There is a number of other cases but we cannot
get their names. The colored man Wilfong was shot in the back and is mutilated
for life.
For the sake of my family, please not mention
my name in this matter.
I certify on honor that the above is a true
copy of the original report on file in the Executive Department of North
Carolina.
J. B. Neathery
Private Secretary
Dec. 20, 1870
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