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used to coax and coerce the negroes into voting for the conservative ticketts Jury trials of radical negroes is a huge humbug upon Justice in this division. The case of Morton Roberts cannot be called an exception. 
Captain Wilson's records and papers are in excellent condition. He preserves full memoranda of his business I regard him as a most excellent officer and trust the exigencies of our service may not require his presence in another division
Division No 2 Pittsylvania Co. in charge of Mr Leahey. No schools have been in operation during the Quarter. General condition of Freedmen good Labor is not so much in excess as in Division No 1 consequently better opportunities for improvement offer themselves to the laborers. I regard the likelihood of full and complete Justice being given the freedmen by the Juries of this Division as no greater than in Division No 1 The same bitterness developes itself here whenever the case has any political bearing whatever. A negro was put in
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