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Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c
Hd Qrs 6th Sub. Dist of Virginia 
Fredericksburg Va. June 2nd/68 

Brig. Genl O. Brown 
Asst Commissioner 
Richmond Va. 

General, 
In compliance with endorsements on communication of Wm. Colton Esqr dated King Geo. Co. Va. May 14th 1868 I have the honor to make the following report. 

Mr. Colton called upon me with reference to his getting pay as an agent of the Freedmens Court at which time I told him, I had no funds of the Bureau to pay him with and that I was not a disbursing officer. He then stated that he would go to Washington and see Genl. Howard with regard to his claim. 
             
From instructions received from your office you intended the costs and fines growing out of cases coming before the Freedmens Courts to