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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office of Asst. S.A. Com'r. 3rd Div. 6th Sub Dist. Va.
Tappahannock Essex Co. Va. May 21, 1867
Bvt Col. Jas. Johnson,
Sub. Asst. Com'r 6th Sub. Dist. Va.
Colonel,
I have the honor to forward through your office to the Hd Quarters of the Asst. Com'r of Va. the following report of a disturbance which occurred in this town on Court day (yesterday, 20th) caused by two men who were exciting a riot and who threatened to take my life,
Yesterday Wm B. Micon of this County came to me, somewhat under the influence of liquor, with a note from Mr. R. M. T Hunter in which Mr. Hunter asked one to prevent a colored man who lives over the river from taking some children from his farm who are living with their mother, the mother depending upon them for support. I told the Mr. Micon that I would prevent him from taking them if they would let he know when he came after them, that did not meet with Mr. Micon's ideas and he at once told me that I did not know my business. I then asked him to walk out of my office which he refused to do. I repeatedly asked him to go out and he still refused to go. I then took him by the coat collar and lead him to the door and then kicked him out of the door. I used no other violence although he abused me shame-