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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and A Lands
Head Quarters Asst Supt 8th Dist of Virginia
Abingdon Va. November 25th 1866.

Bvt. Brig. Genl. O Brown
A.A.A.G. Richmond Va

General
I have the honor to make the following report of the administration of Civil Justice in my Sub District comprising the counties of Washington Russell and Buchanan, for the month of November 1866, as follows

Civil Justice is administered to white and colored alike in this Sub District there are but fiew colored cases before the courts and these generally for petty stealing the courts are lenient with such cases.

Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant 
John O. O'Neill
Capt & Asst Supt 8th Dist of Va.

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