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Record of proceedings of the Freedmen Court for District No 9 State of Va. for the month of February 1866 convened pursuant to Circular Order Bureau of R.F and A.L. Hd Qtrs Asst. Commissioner, State of Virginia. Richmond Va. September 27th 1866

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| Date |   | Members of Court. | Plaintiff. | Defendant. | Charges and Specifications or Action | Sentence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |---|
| February | 9 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | Hannah Armstrong Col'd | Charles Kirby Col'd | Action for recovery of amt. due for attendance as nurse | The Defendant admitting the plea, the Court orders that he pay the Plntff. the sum of $10.00 |
| February | 9 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder  | Luke Collins. Col'd | Wm. Sutton. Col'd | Action for recovery of $150. on house sold to Dfdt. | Defendant confesses judgement but can fix no time for payment. The Court orders that Defdt. restore the house to Luke Collins, paying said Collins $25.00 as rent for said house from Dec. 18th 1865 to Feb. 18th 1866. |
| February | 10| Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | Daniel Randall. Col'd | Joseph Mackey Col'd | Action for recovery of $30. due on horse sold to Dfdt Sept. 29th 1865 | Claim allowed and settled by Defdts  Due but payable April. 1st 1866.
| February | 12 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | Commonwealth | Alexander Christian Col'd | Charges 1st Theft. 2 Spicifications 2nd Assault & Battery with attempt at rape  1 Specification | Upon the evidence adduced the Court finds the prisoner Alexander Christian of the 1st Charge Guilty  1 Specification Guilty 2nd Specification not Guilty of the 2nd charge Guilty of the specification Guilty & do sentence the said Alex Christian to confinement at hard labor for the period of 3 months from this date
| February | 14 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | George Howard Cld. | Geoff Tolliver Cold. | Action to recover boat purchased from Defdt. and seized for non-payment. | The court orders that the Defendant retain the boat. Plaintiff to pay rent for said boat for the time between January 1st and March 1866
| February | 15 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | Lizzie Smith Cold. | John S Moody. White | Action to recover value of Wood portion of house, alleged to have been torn down by Defendant | The Court orders, that the Defdt. John S. Moody pay to the Plntff. Lizzie Smith, the sum of $20.
| February | 17 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | Robert Thomas Cold. | David Baird Cold. | Action for recovery of sixty nine Dollars left with Plaintiff's wife prior to her decease and appropriated by Defdt. | The Court find the claim unsustained and order the action dismissed
| February | 17 | Robert E. Wood. for Freedmen  Phillips for Whites  Lieut. M. S. Reed, Asst Supt:  Recorder | David Baird Cold. | Robert Thomas. Cold. | Action for amount due for board of Defendants family. Cash advanced and burial of Defendants wife | The Dfdt. admitting the plea as enlisted. The Court orders that he pay David Baird the sum of $28.25 the amount of claim as rendered.

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-17 16:32:43 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-17 18:50:54 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-17 19:20:50 This was actually written as a 7 column table, not 6 (the date column is split into two). Format redone to accomodate the 7th column properly in the formatting. Verified in Markdown Preview.