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Court because they cannot get justice.

In my opinion there is a great deal of truth in this, for lawyers at the bar, have in my presence, often said in Court, that they knew this one and that one to have been a deserter or refugee, and recreant to the "Great State of Virginia" during the holy struggle — I do think that the prejudice towards all Refugees, Freedmen and men of Union sentiment is very strong, and also Northern men. This will never die out so long as this generation lasts. To prove this, I can if required get a hundred white men in my Sub-Dist: to sign a paper to the effect that they believe they cannot get justice in the Civil Courts.

Seventh District.
From report of Louis. W. Stevenson, 2d Lt: V.R.C and Asst: Supt: Nelson Co, Va, dated August 31st 1866.   

There were but two Freedmen arraigned before the County Court this term, and that the parties interested, other than the Commonwealth were Freedmen. I have yet to discover the slightest difference in the treatment of Freedmen by the Court and