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[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F. & A.L. RECD. OFFICE ASST. COMMISSIONER OCT 10 1866 [[/stamp]]

H. 228. R.F. & A.L. Va. 4th V. 1866

Lexington Va Oct 5th /66

Holly James (col'd)
Makes statements in relation to the difficulties between himself and Col G.B. Carse Asst Supt &c. and states that Col Carse tried to retain possession of his (Hollys) house, when he (Carse) could obtain, without difficulty, board and lodgings elsewhere, in a white family, of the town.

Encloses two affidavits and prays that his rights may be protected by the Military as well as Civil authorities.

(2 Enclosures)

[[stamp]] HEAD QUARTERS SUPT. RECEIVED OCT 3 1866 [[/stamp]]

Bureau of R F & A L
H'd Qrs Asst Com'r Dept Poto
Richmond Va Oct 10th /66

Respectfully returned to Mr James Holley with the request that he will report in what places and on what terms, Col G.B. Carse can be furnished with a suitable office and quarters.

These papers to be returned

By order of
Maj Genl Schofield
Asst Com'r
O. Brown
A.A.A. Gen'l

E & M 3 V 16

Lexington Va. Oct 27, 1866

Respectfully returned to Maj. Gen. Schofield & attention invited to the certificate of Robt. Beeton, white citizen, showing that he offered to rent rooms to Col. Carse & to board him & his family at the rates prevailing here before petitioner regained possession of his house by legal process.  The rooms of Beeton are within two minutes walk of the office of petitioner occupied by Col. Carse & which

the latter is at perfect liberty to retain at the stipulated rate.  They are also more convenient to the central & business part of the town & the building of which they form part is new, comfortable & neat.

Petitioner, however, begs the privilege of saying [[the]]  question of Col. Carse's ability or inability to procure other quarters, can have nothing to do with petitioner's legal rights under the process of the Civil Courts he has recovered his house - & now only asks it to be determined whether the officer of the Freedman's Bureau can threaten the life of a freedman or free man of color & be protected in refusing to give the ordinary security against further violence, required by the laws of Va. in such cases.

Attention also respectfully invited to the affidavits of Milton Johnson, freedman, stating that he carried a message from Beeton to Col. Carse & a reply from the latter to the former.

James Holly.

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