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of the wages under the law. I know of neither law nor reason why a freedman should not be subject to the same to compel him to pay his debt to that a white man is. He has a right to sue and he is liable to be sued.
W.M. Dunn
Asst. Judge Advocate General U.S. Army
Judge Advocate.

one (1) enclosure
Head Quarters 3 Mil-Dist.
Atlanta Geo. Jan. 30 1868.
Respectfully referred to Bvt. Brig. Gen. Hayden Comdg Sub-District of Alabama and his attention invited to the endorsement of the Judge Advocate of the District; in which opinion the Commanding General concurs.
The action of this agent of the