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Fined Eight 50/100 dollars.  In the above cases the A. Bao Asst Comping here has acted as counsel for the injured party
Peter Bratton a freedman and blacksmith in Austria, bought a lot of horse shoe nails of a soldiers who had stolen them from the U.S. Government On the 20th June I caused him to be arrested and tried by the Asst Bao Asst Comissioner, He was fined ten dollars and ordered to return to the Government the nails bought, with which judge elected he complete. The five was made law on account of the previous good characters Bratten and his probable ignorance of the community of the office.
No civil actions where [[?]] have been parties have come to my knowledge the civil [[?]] have generally manifested a disposition to do justice to the freed people in all cases the have been referred to them by this office. Perhaps they are a little more zealous in prosecuting for small offices in  freedpeople than white ones.
The disposition of the white people toward the freedpeople  is [[?]] by words and actions has been much improved by the "Military Bill" They do not show favor towards school for freedpeople, but manifest no [[?]].
The business of the office has been the adjustment of differences between the freedpeople and their employers and among themselves visiting the plantation in the Bur. District for that purpose, giving advise to both parties approving contracts, collecting debts and what not otherwise employed copying the proceedings of the Bession Convention of 1861.
Office hours are from day light to dark.
The [[?]] Commission has not been absent from the office at any time during the month, except when officially engaged in visiting the plantation in the Bur. District.
The troops at this are H. 200 and two companies of the 6 Cavalry and H 200 26th infantry. I think the promise of troops necessary to rescue the freedpeople in their rights.