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B.18 O.S.1st Dist Va (BRF & AL) Vol 2 /67
R.116.R.F. & A.L. Va. 1st Vol. 1867
Office Agent Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Suffolk Va. Aprl 18/67

Barnes Jno W. Agent Bureau R.F. and A.L. for Sub District of Nansemond and Isle of Wight Co. Va.

Reports a case tried by the Superior Court at Suffolk Va. Circuit Court Judge Richd. H. Baker presiding, in which, in his opinion, injustice was done to three Freedmen who were the prisoners, and requests, that if consistent, the case be re-examined by the Military Authorities 

Recd. O.S. 1st Dist. April 24th 67

Bureau R.F. and A.L.
H'd. Qrs. Sub Asst Comr. 1st Dist
Norfolk April 24, 1867

Respectfully referred to Brvt Brig Genl Orlando Brown Asst Comr. State of Va, Approved, as the case evidently requires investigation by a more impartial tribunal than the Circuit Court seems to have been in this case, from the within report of Capt Jno W. Barnes.

J.H. Remington
Brvt Maj & Sub Asst Comr.
1st Dist, State of Virginia

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11.6.2023 - Confirmed Nansemond County is an extinct jurisdiction that now belongs to Suffolk Co. Va.; Transcribed per guidelines and marking for review ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-11-07 09:07:36