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138
The above has been read to me and is correct.
SAMUEL Q. PARKER.
Attested to and written by H. Page, (Clerk.
Charles F. Dashiell, a witness produced on behalf of the
Claimant, being duly sworn, answers and says:
To the first interrogatory :
A. Thirty-five years; a voter fourteen years,.I had been a
voter at. the last election; resided in 1865 in the 9th election
district, (Salsbury.)
2d.
Did apply, was not confronted by any witness, notified
or no charge; took the oath and answered all the questions;
the firest day I went before them, had a hearing and they
said that was sufficient; I then left the room, in a half hour
afterwards was summoned to appear before them, which I
did; I asked them to state what they wanted with me they
said it was necessary for me to get two witnesses to testify to
my, loyalty; I told them I would do it, I then saw Dr. Smith
and Mr. George A. Downing, and asked them if they would
not certify to my loyalty, they both said they would; they
were both registered, men; the judges then told me I should
meet them on the next meeting day, I did so, Dr. Smith
with me, he did not swear but affirmed that he had always
Iooked upun me a loyal union man; he had never known me
to he guilty of a disloyal act; the judges then remarked,
that.will do ;" I then left the office, supposing I would be
registered; in a few days afterwards I was surprised, in look-
ing over the published list of qualified voters to find my name
was missing, I then met Mr. Jacob White, one of the Regis-
ters, on the street and asked him why my name was not on
that list, he told me that there had been a charge preferred
against me, which was that on the 22d of November, 1863,
I bad remarked while Capt. Joseph Bush, constable was be-
ing marched through the street, between a file of negro
soldiers, that if that was Unionism, putting the negro over
the white man that I was not one of that stripe; that is the
 

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