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Bureau R.F & AL.
Hd Qrs. 4" Div 5" Sub Dist Va
Johnsontown Va. De 25./1868

Genl. O. Brown
Ass't. Comr. Dist Va.

Sir
Pursuant to Par. VI Cir No. 10. S. 1866 Hd. Qrs. Ass't Comr. Dist Va. I have the honor to report, in the administration of civil affairs no case has come under my notice in which the freedmen have failed to obtain justice in the civil courts.  The disposition on the part of the civil authorities seems to be to keep the freedmen away from the courts, thus depriving them of an opportunity to seek redress for their wrongs

Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
DB White
Asst Sub. Asst. Comr