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expected that the number of arrests trials, and convictions, among this class would largely exceed that among the whites, by reason of the fact, that a large majority of the misdemeanors &c are committed by the freedmen but I know of no instance wherein a colored person has been convicted but that said conviction has been borne out by the most conclusive evidence. 

Respectfully submitted
Jno W Jordan
Bvt Lieut Col V.R.C. 
Asst Supt &c

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