Affidavit of officer - 

Went on recruiting in Baton Rouge for Blake Snyders and when returned found clothing he was responsible stolen by contrabands 

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2nd LT G Knight
13th Regt Corps d Afrique

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Affidavit of 2d Lt. George W. Knight C. 13th Infty Regt Corps d'Afrique
                          And now I George W. Knight being duly
sworn do depose and say that I am 2d Lt of Co C 13th
Regt Infantry Corps d'Afrique and that in the month of
February last I was ordered to report to Lieut George L
Faxon of said Co C for recruiting service , at Baton Rouge
La. that on the 21st day of February last Major Hiram
C. Whitley of said 13th Regt ordered said George L Faxon
to be ready to proceed with thirty six recruits on board the
boat then lying at the levee to make all arrangements in one
half an hour since the boat would only wait that time
Lieut Faxon left in my charge a certain amount of clothing
as soon as Lt Faxon left I made an exact account of the same
and exercised all possible care over said clothing
The Penitentiary Buildings in which our recruiting office was
situated was occupied by contrabands I had no guard and
there was no locks on the doors and I had no clerks or
any person to assist me or to remain in the office in my
absence Upon the return of Lt Faxon in the first part of
the month of March we compared the list made by me
with the amount then on hand and found missing the following
articles of clothing: Three Forage Caps Five Blouses Three
Flannel Shirts Six Prs. Drawers One Pr. Shoes
I believe that the articles were stolen and I believe that

surrounded as I was by negroes, however watchful I might
have been, to have presented such theft would have been
impossible. Lt. Faxon and myself made every effort
to discover the lost articles, but did not succeed.
I believe no blame  can be attached to Lt. Faxon since
he was ordered away most suddenly, and had no time
to make any other disposition of said clothing

Parish Of
 New Orleans La April 12th 1864.
            There personally appeared the above named
Lieut George W Knight, and made oath that the foregoing
affadavit by him subscribed is true, before me.

Sworn to & subscribed before me, Geo H Knight, 2" Lieut.
this 13th day of April, 1864. Co "C" 13th Infty C.dA.
L.H. O'Neal,
Second Justices of the Peace for the Parish of Orleans

Affidavit Of 
Lieut. G W. Knight.
Co. C. 13th Infty Regt. 
Corps d'Afrique

Corp D'Afrique

Affidavit of 2nd Lt George W. Knight [c] 13th Infty Regt Corps d'Afrique

... in the month of Feb. last, I was ordered to report to George L Faxon 
of said Co C for recruiting service at Baton Rouge LA. That on the
21st day of Feb. last Major Hiram C Whitley of said 13th Regt
ordered said George L Faxon to be ready to proceed with
36 recruits on board the boat... Lt. Faxon left in my charge
a certain amount of clothing... I made an exact amount
of the same an exercized all possible care over said clothing.

The Penitentiary buildings in which our recruiting office
was situated were occupied by Contraband. I had no guard
and there were no locks on the door...found missing
the following articles of clothing: 3 [Forage Caps?], Five blouses
3 flannel shirts, 6 pairs drawers, one pair shoes.

I believe that the articles were stolen and I believe
that surrounded as I was by Negroes, however
watchful I might have been, to have prevented such theft
would have been impossible. Lt. Faxon and myself made
every effort to discover the lost articles but did not succeed.

Sworn to + subscribed before me this 13th day of April 1864
L H ONeal
2nd Justice of the Peace for the Parish of Orleans

FT LT.   10th C.H.A

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