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Bureau Refugee, Freedmen & A. Lands Office Asst Supt Sub Dist Westmoreland & Richmond Co's Va Warsaw Richmond Co, Va September 30th 1866 Brvt Brig Genl O Brown Richmond City Va General: In reply to Circular no 10 Head Quarters Asst Comr, State of Virginia, dated March 12th 1866. I have the honor to make the following report: Whenever negroes get into trouble with the whites they as a general thing come to me with their story about the matter. As per instructions contained in Circular No 10 above mentioned, I give them a note to the magistrate nearest where the occurrence takes place. I always find that the whites are ever ready to take the advantage of the colored if they can where a violence upon the part of either party takes (over)
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