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CIVIL ACTIONS.
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| DATE | NAME AND RACE OF PLAINTIFF | NAME AND RACE OF DEFENDANT | Complaint: Action taken by Courts and Bureau. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| 1868 April 14" | T. Winston fm and ninety others | T.C. Evans | Non payment of wages, This claim has been in controversy since 1866. A dispute arising in regard to the contract. The Deft claiming that important witnesses were absent, asked continuance which was granted, to the first weeks in May. |

| April 21 | Mount Wilson Blk and seven other freedmen | D. Batts | Non payment of wages. It is claimed by the Deft. that the renter of the farm stole and sold the portion of cotton that should have gone for the payment of the employees, he also asked delay which was granted to obtain witnesses |