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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abd Lands Off. Asst. Sub Asst Comr 1st Div 6th S. Dist. Va Fredericksburg Va December 31. 1867. Brevet Brig Genl O. Brown Asst. Commissioner Richmond Va General. In compliance with Circular No 10. Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abd Lands Richmond Va. dated March 12, 1866. I have the honor to report that all cases of a criminal nature tried by the Civil Courts in the 1st Div 6th Sub Dist Va - to which colored persons were parties - were, with one exception, treated with impartiality and fairness and the law respecting their testimony carried out in good faith. Very Respectfully Your Obd Servt Hector Sears Brevet Captain U.S.V. A.S.A- Commissioner.