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46 Glavis Geo. O. Chaplain and Asst. Supt. Hd Qrs Sub Dist Goldsboro Goldsboro April 17th 1866 Transmits Statement of fines and other monies received Respectfully forwarded approved Bu.R.F. & AL. Hd. Qrs Central Dist. Raleigh April 18th 1866 Capt. C.S. Vols. Supt. Central Dist. Penniman Geo H. Lieut. and Asst. Supt. E.B. p 52. Hd Qrs Sub Dist. Orange N.C. Hillsboro April 17th 1866. Forwards papers relating to the case of P.H. McDade Respectfully forwarded to Brevt. Brig Genl. E. Whittlesey Asst. Commissioner with recommendation that some measures be taken to bring these parties to justice. Bu. R.F. and AL Hd. Qrs. Central Dist. Raleigh April 18th 1866. Capt. C.S. Vols and Supt Central Dist. Bell Fannie Care of J.H. Everett Sub Dist. Goldsboro Goldsboro April 5th 1866 States that she was put in jail by Chaplain Glavis for not complying with her contract made with Lott Humphrey - that the contract wa made for 12 months without her knowledge. Requests protection continuation of endorsement. E.B. p 44 & 55 Endorsement of Chaplain Glavis. Respectfully returned. Fannie Bell, the defendant in this case had entered into a contract to work for a year as a chambermaid in the family of Mr. Humphrey. In spite of this engagement, and although Mr. Humphrey offered her ten (10) dollars wages per month on account of the illness of his child, (2 dollar more than she contracted for) paying her railroad fare of 4 dollars in addition, she wanted to leave him without even giving him time to procure the services of another girl. She had no complaint to bring against Mr. H. except that she did not want to make the beds, which she naturally was expected to do. Her plea of ignorance as to the contract being made for a year was proven to be a falsehood (over) 47 by the man who witnessed the contract - and the enclosed affidavit (A) of a highly repectable merchant regarding the character of Mr. Stanley, who made the contract, will also tend to show that Fannie was not imposed upon. All she apparently wanted was to get free transportation to this place and then lead a lewd life - for she a single person has hired already a room for herself. To encourage industry among the Freedmen has been my constant, persistent aim and to securing them justice, and after having procured places for several thousand of them who had congregated here sice the surrender, I felt loth now to receive importations from other places. The character of the complainant, the reputation of Mr. Stanley and the testimony of the witneses, all tended to show that the girl wanted to leave her place under the cover of a falsehood. Mr. Humphrey begged her to stay with him, even if only for another week to enable him to get a girl in her place, as he did not want a servant against her wishes, though he had made the contract in good faith, but she isolently refused to comply. I then told her that I would hold her for the present to her written agreement, and upon her vehement refusal to comply I gave her the choice either to return to Mr H's or go to jail she preferred the latter, here she was kept for three or four hours when she was released, after sending word that she wanted to return to Mr H. The following day she was released by Mr H, he having meanwhile obtained the services of another girl. The attrocious falsehoods contained in the letter to Maj. Genl O.O. Howard caused me to send for her when she made and subscribed before two gentlemen present the enclosed statement, (B) denying all knowledge of the oetter etc; Soon after she had left my office she told one of the gentlemen, (her present employer) that she did know the contents of the letter, but the writer one J H Everett, a lawyer of this place had strictly forbidden her to mention his name. The handwriting of Mr. Everett has become, of late, familliar to me (over)
