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Office of Asst Supt. - Sub Dist
of Spotsylvania County,
Fredericksburg, Va. July 31,1866.

Roberts. W.G. 
Lieut and Asst Supt.  

In obedience to Cir 10 C.S. Head Qrs Asst Commr. Va. - reports there has been no criminal cases of any importance in which Freedmen were parties - tried by Civil Courts in month of July 1866. 

Is of the opinion that were the Freedmen not supported by the presence of the agent of the Bureau, it would be almost impossible for them to get justice before civil courts. 

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Bureau R.F. & A.L. 
Office Supt 6th District, Va.
Fredericksburg, Va Augst 1st 1866 

Respectfully forwarded 

James Johnson 
Major V.R.C. Supt &c 

E & M 3.170. 

File 
Make official copy 
Copy for Genl Howard 

[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F. & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. AUG 1 1866 [[/stamp]] 

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I'm quite new to this so this might not be entirely correct. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-24 14:43:24