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infraction of the laws of the farm they were found guilty & Sentenced to be tied & whipped the sentence was executed & one mans gun seized & sold by order of the Court to pay cost of trial & hire of Court. I told them to call in two days as I wished to investigate the matter. On same day & day following I went to the farm & learned than the Mens Statement was correct  Black stated to me, when informed of his illegal proceedings, that as the Bureau had no authority to try persons that they concluded to have a Court of their own and have nothing to do with Rebel Magistrates. The Men insisting on having redress I sent them to a Magistrate who issued a warrant for the arrest of the Court. They have not yet been arrested & I fear they will resist in which case there will be trouble. Should anything occur I will notify you by telegraph. There is no bad feeling shown or expressed by them towards the Bureau.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Ed. Murphy
Lieut &c

Gen O. Brown

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