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B.R.F. & A. Lds. 
Office of Asst. Supt. Sub Dist. Nelson Co.
Lovingston August 31st 1866.

Bvt. Brig. Genl. O. Brown
Asst. Adj. General Adjutant of Va

General:
In compliance with the requirements of circular No 10, I would respectfully report that there were but two Freedmen arraigned before the County Court this term & that all 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 or Commonwealth's atty., from Whites. Since Criminal cases were turned over to the Civil authorities, there have been two Freedmen, arraigned for crime, who were not bailed before their trial came on.
 
Negro's are taken for bondsmen, without hesitation. The Commonwealths atty, advises bailing whenever possible for two reasons — viz: to save expense to the state & save the criminal (alleged) confinement. 

The sheriff, his deputy & the Commissioner of the [[?]] are men who will do justice to the negro, without 

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