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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands.
Hd. Qurs. Asst. Sub Asst. Com'r, 3rd Div. 8th Sub District, Virginia.
Christiansburg Montgomery County Va. Oct. 27th 1867.

Bv't Brig. Genl. O Brown
Asst. Commissioner.

General — I have the honor to make the following report of the administration of Civil Justice in the Counties comprising this Division (Montgomery, Pulaski and Giles) during the past Month.

The case of Johnson vs Peters and the Preston cases referred to in my last report, have been continued over until the Month of November, when prompt action will be taken. The Registration and Election duties of the past Month have prevented my giving these cases the attention they demand.

Numerous cases of difficulty between White and Colored have been satisfactorily settled without appeal to the Civil Magistrates. While both the Courts and Magistrates, as far as I can learn, have been impartial in their decisions although not prompt in their actions.

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Line 2 Bbd-acronym for Governing law. Lurs-acronym for Land Use Requirement Study ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 11:55:16 changed "Bbd Lurs" to "Hd Qurs" (Head Quarters)