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0561

Supt: Counties of Smyth, Tazewell and Bland dates August 25th 1866.

“The condition of this Sub: Dist: so far as the administration of Civil Justice is concerned, is very good, with the exception of an indisposition on the part of the Court of Smyth County to provide for the destitute colored persons. The overseers of the poor inform me that the County Court has not allowed the estimate, made by them at the June term of the Court for the destitute Blacks. Also the Court has apprenticed colored children to parties without the consent of their parents.”