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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 
Office 4th Division, 9th Sub-District, Virginia.
Staunton, Va. May 31st, 1868

Bvt. Brig. Gen O. Brown,
Asst. Comr &c
Richmond, Va

General 
In compliance with Par VI Circular No 10 from Head Quarters Asst Comr. Bu of R.F. & A.L. Richmond Va. March 12 1866 relating to the result of the operation of the "order" restoring to the "Civil Courts" jurisdiction over colored persons in the trial &c of criminal & civil cases. I have the honor to report as follows viz

There were but few cases in which colored persons appeared as parties to the action brought before the Courts in my Division, during this month. While I am convinced that these Courts

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