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Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office of Asst Supid't
Nottoway & Lunenburg Co's
Burkeville, Va. Sept. 1st 1866.

Bvt Brig Gen. O. Brown
A. A. Adjutant Gen.

In compliance with Cir. No. 10. Hd Qrs. Asst Commissioner. C.S. 1866, I have the honor to submit the following report.

The majority of the magistrates in the above counties individually are not disposed to hear Freedmen's complaints impartialy or without prejudice, and I have reason to believe, that they would prefer not to hear Freedmen's complaints at all, if they could possibly avoid it. There are three exceptions to the above charge. Mr. Harding, Mr Hardaway of Nottoway Co and a Mr Allen of Lunenburg Co, the balance of the magistrates do not take any interest in

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One outstanding [[?]]. Marked as complete. Unable to find a list of Magistrates in Nottoway County to confirm name of given JP. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-25 17:28:03