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Bureau RF and AL Hd Qs 5th Dist Va Fort Monroe April 5th 67 Respectfully forwarded to the Asst Comr requesting that Asst. Supts be authorized to act before the Civil Courts as Attorneys in behalf of destitutes. This privilege could, it is thought, secure justice in many cases now unattended to solely because of the expensive processes of civil law and for which
Transcription Notes:
"in charge of" or "In behalf of?"
I think it's "behalf" with a very short l and f at the end.
In behalf of means “in the interest or for the benefit of.” Ex. “The decision is in behalf of the patient.” On behalf of means “acting as agent or representative of.”