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Office Agent B.R.F. & A.L.
King Wm. C.H. King Wm. Co. Va.
April 30th 1867.


Capt James A. Bates,
Sub Asst Comm'r 3d Dist. Va.
Richmond, Va.

Captain,
I have the honor to report in obedience to Circular No 10 Head Qrs. Asst. Comm'r of Va., dated March 12th 1866, that the trials which have taken place before the Civil Courts in this County, between the whites & freedmen, during the present month have been conducted with fairness and impartiality.  Nearly every case has been decided in favor of the freedmen, and full justice has been meted out to them - in every trial that I have attended.

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Frank A. Butts
Agent &c