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35.V1.1868 

Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Office 1st Div 11th Sub Dist Va
Farmville Va June 30th 1868

Bvt Brig Genl O. Brown
Asst Comr of Virginia
Richmond Va

General
In compliance with circular no 10 Series 1866 from Head Quarters
Assistant Commissioner State of Virginia: I have the honor to make the following report, on civil justice in my division consisting of the counties of Prince Edward and Charlotte; I attended both courts this month, at Prince Edward there was no cases involving colored people, excepting the granting of license to a colored man to open a Store: at Charlotte Court there was Eight colored men and one woman tried for larceny and misdemeanor, all of which I must Say, were very justly and fairly dealt with, there was one sent to the Penitentiary for five years, he was found guilty of breaking open a Store and taking therefrom, goods to the amount of $500.00. I will Say for the Commonwealths attorney of Charlotte County that he is a Just Honest man and not governed by a desire to punish inocent colored people.

Respectfully Submitted
I am General Very Respectfully
Your obedient Servant
Thomas Leahey
Asst Sub Asst Comr B.R.F. & A.L.

Through Head Quarters
11th Sub District of Va.

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-13 14:53:13 Corrected punctuation back to original use, corrected spelling of "innocent" back to the misspelled "inocent" as used by author. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-13 15:50:40