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Bureau R.F. & A.L>
Sub Dist of Lumberton
Lumberton N.C. Jan 7th 1867

Genl Allen Rutherford
Supt So Dist of NC
Genl
I have the honor to report that on the 28th of April 1866 I received instructions from your office to cancel the Indentures of apprenticeship Binding certain Freed children to Danl L Russell said indentures having been procured through false representations on the 4th of May I cancelled the Indentures of apprenticeship and served a notice of the same on Russell. I then give Hessey Saunders an order to take her children from Mr Russells premises which she did about the 1st of June, during the term of the county court of this county held in August Danl L Russell applied to the court to have those same children Bound to him which the court did after some hesitation against my Protest and in the face