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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abd Lands
Off. Asst Sub Asst. Comm. 1st. Div 6th. Sub Distr. Va
Fredericksburg Va November 30th. 1867.

Brevt Brig Genl O Brown.
Asst Commr B.R.F. & A.L.
Richmond Va

General
In compliance with Circular No 10. Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abd Lands Richmond Va dated March 12th. 1866, I have the honor to report that all cases of a Criminal nature tried by the civil Courts in the 1st. Division 6th Sub Dist Va - to which Colored persons were parties - were treated with impartiality and fairness, and the law respecting their testimony carried out in good faith. The above will not however apply to civil cases, in which, during the past month justice has not in all cases been administered according to the law and the evidence aduced at the trial,
Very Respectfully,
Your Obd Servant
Hector Sears
Brevt Capt U.S.V. 2nd. Lt VRC 
A.S.A. Commissioner

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