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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
head Quarters Superintendent 2nd District.
Stuart Barnes, Capt., A.Q.M. and Sup't
Petersburg, Va., May 11 1866.

Private

General,
   Mr Walace Counsel for Eliot Gordon called on me this morning in regard to his trial which comes ofof the 22nd inst. he desires to know what steps have  or will be taken in his cases by the military authorities, or will the civil law take its course.  Please inform me by return mail as he is preparing for the trial and this information is important in his action.
Respectfully
Stuart Barnes
AQM