Hendricks was about five-ten, with a very
thick light-colored beard. Had been to his house, but wouldn’t want to
if it was not because he might come to think that he knew something. That
John Livingston told him of riding along with him and meeting John
Ballard. That Hendricks told him he was going to whip him to get off his
horse rather his mule. That Ballard nearly beat him to death and he was to
call on Livingston for help. For some reason he was mad at him maybe
couldn’t control him, or did something he didn’t like. Wanted to run
him off. (Mr. Ballard was sure out by the east mountain a long time, knew
him pretty well. But if Hendricks liked a man he would go anything for
him. But he was entirely different from William
Snell, William Claunch, and others.
That Mr. Claunch was a very good man, pleasant, He thought Snell a good
man. But that Old Captain Frederick Gentry was the best character of all,
"sweet old man."