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Record of Proceedings of the Freedmens Court in District No 9. State of Va., for the month of May 1866, [[?]] Pursuant to Circular Order dated Sept. 27th 1866. Head Quarters Asst. Comr Richmond, Va.,

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|Member of Court| Plaintiff | Defendant |Charges $ Specifications or Action | Findings | Sentences |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| For the whites = none For the colored = none Capt. J. McDonnell Asst Supt. and recorder. Gloucester County. | John Minor. (W.)| George Hill. (C.)| Action for recovery of a debt. | Case dismissed | Court does not recognize a debt due a master from a slave while actually held as such. |

|   | Henry Poleard. (C.)| Catherine Bridges. (W.)| Action to recover grandchild. | Not decided. |  Held under advisement. |  

|   | Lucy Deemer. (C.)| Temple Caslett. (W.)| Action to recover a child. | For Plaintiff |  Defendant gave bonds that the child should be well cared for, and educated, and was allowed to keep it. |   

|   | Lucy Washington. (C.)| Mrs. H. O. Rebin. (W.)| Action to recover wages. | For Plaintiff |   | 

|   | C.L. Stubbs. (W.)| John Lee. (C.)| Action for recovery of Debt.  | For Defendant | court does not recognize a debt due a master from a slave while actually held as such  |  

|   |   Thomas Minor (w.) | George Hill (c.) | Action for recovery of Debt | Case dismissed | Parties ultimately agreeing |

|   | Thomas Minor (w.) | George Hill (c.) | Action for recovery of Debt | Case dismissed | Agreed to appoint to fix the amount of debt |

|   | Martha Washington (c) | mary Rebin (w.)  | Action for recovery of Debt | FOr Plaintiff | Judgement given for $9.00 |

|   | John Rebin (w.) | John Lemon (c.) | Action for recovery of Debt | For Plaintiff | Judgement given for $12.50 |

|   |  John Olmstead (c.) | Mary Clark (w.) | Action for recovery of wages | Case dismissed | Breach of contract on part of plaintiff |

|   | Lenoir Stokes (c.) | Mary Clark (w.) | action for recovery of wages | Cases dismissed | Plaintiff did not appear to prosecute his claims |

|   | Anthony WHitney (c.) | Jacob C Dillion (w.) | Action for recovery of wages | For Plaintiff | Judgement given for $36.26 |

|   | Martin Reves (c.) | C.H. Tubb (w.) | Action for recovery of Wages | For Plaintiff | Judgement given for $3.50 |

|   | Francis Catlett (c.) | Thomas Walker c. | Action for "breach of contract" | Case dismissed | Settled by the parties |

|   | Peter Gatchill (c.) | Henry Thornton (c.) | Action ofr recovery of property | For plaintiff | Judgement for $8.68 |

|   | William Boo (c) | L Ditton (w.) | Action to recover wages of three children | Case dismissed | Claim not sustained |

|   | Joseph Brooks (c.) | Thomas M. Servell (w.) | Action to recover his child | NOt decided | Held under advisement |

|   | John Whiting (c.) | John Dowdson (w.) | Action to recover wages | For plaintiff | Judgement given for $24.00 |

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