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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 
Headquarters, Superintendent Fifth District, Va.
Fort Monroe, Va, Feb 4 1867

Bvt. Brig. Gen'l O Brown
A.A.A.G.

General

I have the honor to invite attention to the fact that, for several months, no careful and full report of the condition of affairs, of the operation of civil courts in the county of James City have been received.  That is a populous county containing a city (Williamsburg) in which there must be many transactions between whites and blacks and over which I think the Bureau should exercise a judicious supervision.

I would, therefore, respectfully refer to an application from this office dated Jan 22nd and submit whether an efficient officer or employee is not better than a well-disposed but, in my opinion, quite incompetent clerk who receives a salary of $55.00 per month and does nothing.

It is no derogation to the capacity

Transcription Notes:
When Williamsburg received its charter in 1722, it had portions in both James City and York County. In 1870, the Virginia General Assembly changed the boundaries so that it was entirely within James City County.