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except in criminal cases. There is a general belief among the freedmen that the interests of the freedmen are sure to be disregarded in cases tried in the civil courts in which there are any white man's interests involved. This opinion they appear to have formed from experience. I am Colonel Very Respectfully Your Obt servant Geo.W. Corliss. Bvt Maj V.R.C. Sub Asst Comr