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1866 Jan'y. 16 Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Head Quarters Sub. District of Beaufort N.C. Beaufort N.C. Communication sent to Capt. F. A. Seely A. Q. M. and Supt. Eastern District of North Carolina [[line across page]] War Department Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Washington May 30th 1865 Circular } [[underlined]] No. 5 [[/underlined]] } [[underlined]] Extract [[/underlined]] x x x x x Par. VII In all places when there is an interruption of Civil law, or in which local Courts, by reason of old codes, in violation of the freedom guaranteed by the Proclamation of the President ^[[insertion]] and the laws of Congress, [[/insertion]] disregard the negro's right to justice before the laws, in not allowing him to give testimony, the control of all subjects relating to Refugees and Freedmen being committed to this Bureau, the Assistant Commissioner will adjudicate, either themselves or through Officers of their appointment, all difficulties arising between negroes themselves, or between negroes and whites or Indians, except those in Military service, so far as is recognizable by military authority, and not taken cognizance of by the other tribunals, Civil or Military of the United States. Signed O. O. Howard Major General Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c Approved June 2d 1865 signed Andrew Johnson President of the United States Copies of above furnished: [[underlined]] Murdoch [[/underlined]] Mayor of Morehead City N.C. January 21st 1866 [[underlined]] River [[/underlined]] " " [[ditto for Mayor, ditto for of]] Beaufort " [[ditto for January]] 25th 1866 Bell " " [[ditto for Mayor, ditto for of]] Newport March 19th 1866
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