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Bureau R.F. & AL.
Office Agent 3rd Division, 1st Sub District Va.
Suffolk Va. July 31st 1867.

Brevet Brig General
O. Brown
Asst Commissioner, State of Virginia.
Richmond, Va.

General
I have the honor to transmit the following Monthly Report for the month of July 1867. in compliance with Circular No 10. Bureau R.F. & AL. Head Quarters, Asst Commissioner, Virginia, Richmond Va. March 12th 1866. of the manner in which the Order restoring to the State Authorities, jurisdiction in the trial of Criminal Cases of Freedmen has resulted in the 3rd Division of the 1st Sub District, Virginia, consisting of Nansemond and Ilse of Wight Counties, Va.

At the present time there is very little Justice to be shown by the "Justices of the Peace" of this Division, to either Loyal White men or Freedmen. The suspicion of a white man is considered by the present Magistrates to be far better than the Oath of a Colored man, and things will remain so, until good Loyal men can be selected for Magistrates, and the Freedmen will then have Justice done to them when brought to trial for criminal offences.

The prejudices against the Freedmen when placed on oath is very great, and when placed in

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