Viewing page 179 of 274

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

or consent of the parents of the children and in 
all cases have neglected to incur the laws 
educating the children any further them to perform
well their labor. Many complaints have been 
made to me by parents of such children. Stating
that their children had been taken from them without their consent, and in many cases without at first their knowledge. I have referred the cases to the County Court to have the Court give an order to return the children to their parents, but in all cases the Court have declined any action upon the cases
I have the honor to be Genl
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
R E Alex Lieut V R C
Asst Supt 8th Dist Va