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NARA 622 Office Asst. Supt. Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Sub District of Johnston Smithfield N.C. June 15 1867 Mr Jackson Rains Johnston Co. N.C. Sir You I understand have & hold by authority of no court a colored child the daughter of the bearer Penny Smith cold. You will pleas deliver to its mother said child - or appear at this office and show by what authority you hold said child from its mother. Very Respectfully, Yours J. F Curren Bvt. Capt. Agt. Freedmen's Bureau