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WRAPPER. 

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, 
Office Sup't 2d District, 
Peters, Va., Feb 5th 1866.

Respectfully returned to Col O. Brown Asst Comr. Attention invited to endorsements. Also to the following copy of endorsement of Capt. Connolly upon the paper which were lost. 

Office Asst Supt 
Cumberland Co Va 
Dec 22/65

Resp'ly returned to Capt Barnes A.Q.M &c with the information that I have investigated this case and find that the within named freedman was charged with and found guilty of by the Court of pointing a gun at the person of Dr. Patterson. His sentence was twenty days 

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in jail on bread and water, half his head shaved, to be tied up by the thumbs and to perform hard labor for eight hours pr day for ten days. Lt. Bittner the Asst Supt then in charge here, added the punishment of carrying a barrel. Upon investigation I found that this officer swore at, and used abusive language to this Freedman as stated within. Several gentleman with whom I conversed state that the evidence of intention to shoot was not proved. This Freedman had no witnesses, though he requested that they be sent after 

(Signed) D.I. Connolly
Capt & A.S. 

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