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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office of Asst Sub Asst Com'r,
4th Div, 10th Sub Dist, Dist of Virginia
Warrenton, Va. February 29th 1868

Brvt Brig Gen O. Brown
Assistant Commissioner

Sir
In compliance with Circular No 10 series 1866 from H.Q. Asst Commissioner I have the honor to report that during the past month several cases of outrage have been committed upon freedmen and reported to this office, that the civil authorities had neglected to take cognizance of them. The same have been properly brought to the attention of the civil authorities and it is believed that the necessary steps are being taken to bring the parties to trial.

The civil authorities generally plead ignorance of the fact in these cases. It is generally notorious throughout the neighborhood that other outrages have been committed.

I am General very respectfully
Your obt Servt
Morton Havens A.S.A.C.

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