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Office Bureau RF&AL
Walthourville Liberty Co. Geo
decr 14 1866

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[//stamp]]

Bvt. Maj'r Genl. Davis Tillson
Asst. Com. Georgia


General,
The case of Antoinette & her husband Abner Hargrave on which you require a report is a chronic one. Last June she came to me with a complaint that her husband had beaten her. I summoned the parties, investigated the matter, and finding him guilty, instructed both as to their respective marital duties, & was about to punish him, when she came forward, begged him off, & went lovingly home with him.

Shortly afterwards she came complaining again, & said she must separate from him. I was at great pains to arrange an amicable & just separation from bed & board, when she again made friends with him. The costs of both proceedings amounting to only 2$ for the two, remain unpaid to this day.

Transcription Notes:
Walthourville, GA is a small town with a big heart. Located in Liberty County, this southern city is ...... still in existence.