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NARA 287
Bu R.F. and .A.L
Hd Qrs So. Dist. N.C.
Wilmington NC
February 28th 1867
Col R.J. Frank
Comd'g Post

Colonel
I have the honor to request a detail of one non-commissioned officer and two men to report to Bvt Major H.H. Foster Asst Sup't of this Bureau at Magnolia, for the purpose of assisting him to obtain possession of a Colored boy illegally detained by one Harper Williams of that place. This is the only way in which the boy can now be released, without obtaining a writ of Habeus Corpus, which can only be issued by a Superior Court Judge, and the nearest Judge is at Raleigh; it would require some time to obtain the writ and would necessitate considerable expense, which the Freedman cannot pay. The detail could leave by the 11 o'ck AM train tomorrow (March 1st) and would be