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have such powers as are essential to carry out justice. In states such as Pennsylvania, where there is no chancellor, the common law courts always under the forms of law decide that to be done which a chancellor would decree to be done. Though the Freedmen's court is not specially vested with equity jurisdiction, it is necessarily implied in such matters as this where an injunction is necessary to keep property in status quo until decision. A fair case for such interference was made out by Bill and Affidavit. It is at all stages of the case proper for a party situated as Mrs Bowman claims to be to appear and move to dissolve the injunction, and I recommend that she proceed in that manner before the Freedman's Court of Culpepper Co. If the Court find that the property is bona fide her own, the injunction should be dissolved even though it may leave Simpson without practical remedy against Bowman for the fraud which, it seems to be admitted, has been perpetrated. If otherwise, the main question can be tried, the property being still subject to the Court's decision.

Respectfully
Garrick Mallery
Lt Col &c

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