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confinement in jail and twenty five lashes. 
The lashes were given immediately and were not very severe.
 
The Commonwealth vs. Fred Wallace}
The Commonwealth vs. Peter Green}
Charge: Misdemeanor. Infraction of State Revenue Laws by trading without License. Verdict not guilty. The Judge, Joseph Christian, delivered an excellent charge to the Grand Jury of each county, dwelling at length on the altered condition of the Freedmen and instructing them in their duties on the point named in the Civil Rights Bill, although no mention was made of that document. 

I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt. 
N.M. Brooks.
Capt. & Asst. Supt.

Thro.
Gen. S.C. Armstrong
Supt. 5th Dist. Va.

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