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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, Abd Lands
Hd Qrs 4th Sub Dist
Charlottesville Va August 31st 1867
Sir
I have the honor to state that regarding the information required by Cir No 10 S66 from your Head Qrs I would respectfully report that no difference seems to exist between white & colored cases brought before the Courts of this County, but in order to make the matter perfectly fair, I addressed a communication to the Maj Gen Comdg the District on the 15th inst, requesting authority as Military Commissioner to order the Sheriff in future to impannel his juries from both races, where the cases to be tried are colored I have as yet received no answer to this request
I am Most Resply
Your obt Servt
AF Higgs
Lieut 16th US Infantry
ASA Comr

Gen Brown
Apt Comr BRF&AL
State of Va