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[[4 columned table]] 
| No of Case | On whom committed | By whom committed | Brief of Case. | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 27 | Brown, Richard (Col'd) | Civ. Authorities | Died of wound received in an affray. | 
| 28 | Union Men & U.S. Flag pole. | Hugh UH and others (white) | Insulted - Flag pole cut down & burned. Case ordered to be bro't before Mil. Comr | 
| 29 | Williams, George (Col'd) | Jury (white) | Assaulted by 3 white men, in 1866, & shot thro' the Arm - Failed in having them punished. | 
| 30 | Freedman | Mallory, Leroy (white) | Assault & battery case tried before Magistrate - dismissed - costs thrown on plaintiff. | 
| 31 | Freedwoman | The Law | Col'd woman sueing for support bastard child. Case dismissed. | 
| 32 | Clay, Henry (Col'd) | Waddell, R.H. (white) | Stabbed - causing death. Waddell acquitted | 
| 33 | Forge, Lucy (Col'd) (Child of) Fletcher (3) | Latham, A. (white) | Assault of Latham on child of Lucy: beating & shaking by hair. Decision against plaintiff for $1 66/100 costs. | 
| 34 | Brown, Sarah (Col'd) | Ross, John (white) | Ross while intoxicated, went on premises of Sarah and kicked her in breast & abdomen. Defendant to pay costs and give bond. | 

[[4 columned table]]
| No. of case | On whom committed. | By whom committed | Brief of case |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 35 | Geaning, Philander (Col'd) | Syford, Andrew (white) | Abuse of Geanings wife during husbands absence Syford threw rock at Geaning. Syford sentenced to pay costs & give bond for $50. No bond taken | 
| 36 | Jackson, Celina (Col'd) | Utt, William (white) | Assault on Celina, on account of being witness in flag-pole burning case Guilty parties not punished. | 
| 37 | Murry, Fanny (Col'd) | Singleton, Robert (white) | Severly beaten for no cause. Case tried before John Carr, J.P., at which time Singleton, again, struck Fanny in presence of Court - was discharged. Costs charged to Fanny. | 
| 38 | Jackson, Celina (Col'd) | Gan, Robert (white) | Civ. Aut. failed to take any steps for punishment of Gan, for assault upon Celina. | 
| 39 | Williams, Henry (Col'd) | Civil Authorities | During a corn shucking in which whiskey was freely used, Williams was attacked by 3, or 4 Col'd men & beaten - One of the men stabbed in hand - Wm's tried - found Guilty - sentenced to 1 yr. in Penitentiary |  

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Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 12:18:05 -Was not transcribed following the instructions for a columned table. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 12:47:37