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Office Superintendent Bureau R F and AL Franklin Tenn June 30 1866 Capt H I Brown Asst and General Captain I have the honer to report for the month of June 1866 There have been several cases for adjudication brought before the magistrates here (for freedman) I think the magistrates and other civil officers intend to live up to the Law. They are very backward about issuing warrants but they did not refuse, if the Negro had to attend to it for himself he would stand a fair chance, the people frighten them by telling them it will cost them all their wages or if they attempt to secure their rights by Law There was one case here yesterday between freemen in which four lawyers were engaged the lawyers worked as hard as if they were working for white clients. Ample justice was done in the case I think everything is going on here as well as well as could be expected Respectfully yours Geo E Judd Capt 4 th VRC Supt etc