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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 
Office 4th Division, 9th Sub-District, Virginia.
STAUNTON, VA., Aug 31st 1868

Bvt Brig Gen O Brown,
Asst Comr. &c
B of R.F. & A.L. 
Richmond, Va.

General, 
In compliance with instructions contained in Par VI, Cir. 10, from Head Quarters Asst Comr. &c, Va. dated Richmond Va March 12 - 1866 in the matter of the result of the operation of the "order" restoring to the "Civil Courts" jurisdiction over colored persons &c. I have the honor to submit the following Report viz:

By reason of the fact that an impression prevails among the Magistrates in this Division that their term of Service has expired and that consequently they are not authorized to act officially, 

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