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Office Sub-Assistant Commissioner,
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN & ABANDONED LANDS,
Fifteenth Sub-District,
Halletsville, Texas, Dec 2nd 1868

Lieut Chas A Vernou
A A A Gen
Austin Texas

Sir
I have the honor to transmit herewith report of "Criminal Offenses" in Lavaca County since 1st June AD 1868 in compliance with Special Orders No. 64 bearing date Austin Oct 30 '68 I have taken the liberty to vary the form somewhat from the fact that the report is compiled mainly from the records of the courts The first column shows the name of the Criminal The 2nd the nature of the offence, the 3d the party injured so far as they could be ascertained, the 4th the action taken by the courts

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