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E.B.5.A. A.S.A.C. Fo 2. Bureau Refugees F & A Lands. Hd. Qurs. 2nd Div 5th Sub Dist Va. Yorktown, Va Nov 18th 1868. Respectfully forwarded to Gen'l S.C. Armstrong, S.A. Com'r, 5th Sub Dist, Va, for instructions. There is no record upon the files of this office in relation to this case. If there was any record of the case it must have been sent forward without being copied upon the record Book of cases tried by Freedmans Court at that time. I understand by a gentleman who heard the conversation that the def'd't told Capt. Massey he would never pay the amount rendered against him in in the case. Henry K. W. Ayers A.S.A. Comr &c 2nd Div 5th Sub Dist. [[stamp]] Hd Qr's Supt th Dist Nov 26 1868 Received [[/stamp]] BUREAU R.F. and A.L. Head Quarters, 5th Sub-District, Va. Hampton, Va. December 7th 1868. Respectfully forwarded to the Asst. Com'r Dist of Va. with statement that there is no record of the case within mentioned on the files of this office. Instructions are requested. S.C. Armstrong Sub. Asst. Comr. 5th Sub Dist, Va. L.B.219.V.4. [[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. DEC 10 1868 [[/stamp]]
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Reopened for Editing 2023-12-04 16:19:55
General Armstrong, not Lieutenant Armstrong