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Hd Qrs. A.A.A. Com'r. 4th Div. 8th Sub Dist. Va 
Salem. Roanoke Co. Va. Aug 30. 1867

Bvt Maj Garrick Mallory A.A.A.G.
Hd Qrs. Asst Com'r State of Va.

Maj
I have the honor to submit the following report in regard to the "Administration of Civil Justice" in this Division during the month of August 1867.

But few cases have come before the Courts in my Division in which Freedmen have been interested and in those cases no injustice has been done the Freedmen

In one case of assault upon a Freedman of this County the Grand Jury which met a few days since, has refused to indict the party making the assault. thereby, in my opinion, doing the Freedman an injustice. I shall act upon the case as Mil'ty Com'r and have ordered the parties to