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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters 1st Div 10th Sub-District of Virginia.
Alexandria, Va., November 2nd 1868

Bvt. Capt. Will A. Coulter
A.A.A.G. Bureau R.F. & A Lands
Richmond Va., 

Captain;

In compliance with Circular No 10 Head Quarters, Asst. Com'r. State of Va., Richmond, Va., March 12 1866. I have the honor to state that no cases of injustice towards Freedmen on the part of the civil authorities of Alexandria, Co., Va., have come to my knowledge during the month of October, 1868.

Respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
Edward Field
1st Lieut. 4th infantry
Bvt. Capt. US Army 
Asst. Sub. Asst Com'r 

Transcription Notes:
[[?]] - Unsure of abbreviation before Capt. (* Bvt is abbreviation for BREVET) [[?]] - Unsure of letter after the 3 A's (* it's a "G") [[?]] - Unsure of word after Asst. (*Com'r is abbreviation for Commissioner) [[?]] - Unsure of last name after Edward (FIELD... I went to the previous film to see if it were written more clearly, and it was) ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-15 12:39:14