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365. 2d V. 1867

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters 9th District Department of the Potomac, 

Winchester, Va., Sept. 20th 1867.

Bt. Brig. Genl. O. Brown
Asst. Com'r
Richmond, Va

General

I have the honor to report the following case, in which a freedman was concerned, tried by me as Mil. Com'r for the town of Winchester, with my action therein, as follows:

Sept. 17th  P.W. Emerson, charged with committing assault and battery upon Albert Brown, freedman-

Accused plead guilty and was fined $3.00 - In this case application for a warrant was first made to Mr Burnside, a Magistrate, who excused himself from acting, stating that his partner was away, and he being alone in his store could not spare time to attend to the case - Then to Mr Miller Magistrate, who excused himself on the ground that it was properly a case for a Corporation Magistrate.

The Mayor and Recorder were both out of town -

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