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Midway Barbour Co. Ala. Sept. 1st. 1865 To Brig Genl. Wager Swayne Asst Commissioner Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c Sir. The undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace in Dist. No. 3 in Barbour County & State of Alabama do hereby signify my acceptance of the office as agent of said Bureau for the administration of Justice in said cases, as may come under my Jurisdiction as provided for in Section 7 Genl. orders No. 7 as referred to in your order dated at Montgomery Ala. August 4, 1865. & hereby agree to discharge faithfully the duties thereof Have the kindness to send me instructions which you can forward to Eufaula Ala. care of J. Handman Justice of the Peace where I can receive them. Witness my hand in the day & year above written Respectfully &c Samuel Feagin JP.