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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & A. Lands.
Head Qrs. 1st Div. 6th Sub Dist of Virginia
Fredericksburg Va. October 31st 1868.

Brevet Brig Genl O. Brown
Asst. Com'r Bureau &c
Richmond, Va

General:

In compliance with Circular No 10. Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & A.L. Hd. Qrs. Asst. Commr State of Va. 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 my Division- to which colored persons were parties- were treated with impartiality and fairness and the law respecting their testimony carried out in good faith.

Very Respectfully
Your Obed Serv't
Hector Sears
A.S.A. Com'r

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-15 10:24:33 > removed apostrophe in "v'a" [[Richmond, V'a]] ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-15 10:43:39 Note for [?]: Positing that this is a correct transcription (7 would angle and that's the only other number that could go there based on what can be seen); Please remove [?] if you agree thanks ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-15 11:49:28