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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Headquarters, Superintendent Fifth District, Va. Fort Monroe, Va. Sept 30" 1866 Bvt Brig Genl O Brown A.A.A.G. General; I have the honor to forward herewith Reports of trials before Freedmans Court in this District for the month ending Sept 30" 1866 These seem to me apparently working admirably. I know of no complaints whatever. They are in full cooperation with the Civil Authorities, and, from the late disastrous experiment with the Civil Courts, are looked upon, if not as a positive good at least as the least evil I feel bound to state that, in my opinion, the change ordered in Letter of Instruction No 5 C.S. from office of Asst Comr. will severely damage the efficiency and dignity of the Freedmen's Court in this District and cause bitter