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would be glad at any time to receive a suggestion. They said "if I attempted that he (Harvie) would insult me." I told them I took Mr Harvie to be a gentleman. Then matters ended for the time. This was on the 24th April/66 County Court sat on the 26th when I received the following note, viz

Amelia C.H. April 25th 1866
To Capt. White Chief of Freedmans Bureau of R & A.L. Amelia Cty.
 
I learn that you have stated that violations of the law had been committed by persons in this county which had not been noticed by the officers of the Law.

The Grand jury is now in session impanelled for the investigation of all such violations. If you can inform myself or the judge of this court of any witness who can give any information of any violations by any person, we would be pleased for you to do so and will certainly have such witness sent to the Grand jury. Or if you can give any information yourself will afford you an opportunity of appearing before that body.

very respectfully
Signed S. S. Weisiger 
Pros atty for Cou Ct of Amelia

A True Copy 

While this is carefully worded without refference to the above there is no doubt that is what was intended. And was offered as an insult to me as an officer of the Gov or as a defiance to interfere with any of their laws. And this will at once show that they did endorse what was said about them, "that I would not dare to make a suggestion." I of course treated the order with silent contempt, as I had not yet learned that a county atty could prosecute, or county jury find, or a judge try, any one for violating the laws of the U.S. While I am satisfied that the law is now of no effect, it will be enforced nevertheless. I have learned that "equal rights" before the law means, to do what we (they) think you ought to do.

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