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Office Sub Asst Comr Bureau
R.F.& AL
Palestine, Anderson, Co, Texas
May 31st 1867

Maj. Gen Griffin

Sir, I have the honor to report to you the following criminal cases tried and disposed of by the Civil Courts of this county to wit. 

State of Texas VS Richard Holder who made an assault on Henry Logan - Freedman with a Navy six shooter and compelled him to go out at the back door of the house in which the difficulty occurred and made several remarks as to his taking up for the Yankee's for which he abused him the Plaintiff reported the facts to me for protection and I arrested the offender and turned him over to the civil authorities the proof was that he was merely joking and Defendant was released. A rough joke in my opinion.

Also State of Texas VS Charley Griggs, O.O. Lee, Thomas Mosely & John Wason, David Clark - Freedman the party assaulted by the Defendants in this case. Defendants held in a bond of $500.00 each for their appearance at the next term of District Court 

Texas VS Charley Griggs, O.O. Lee, Thomas Mosely & John Wason, the party assaulted in this case is Henry Childers (Freedman)  the Defendants were held in a bond of $500.00 each for their appearance at the next Fall term of the District Court 

Also State of Texas VS

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