Freedmen's Bureau Records: W. Storer How to Orlando
Brown, January 6, 1866
Summary:
How reports recent court cases involving free blacks. The case in Staunton
involved a woman who sued her former owner for travelling expenses back to her
home in Kentucky.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters, Sixth
District, Virginia,
Col. O. Brown
Asst Comr
Richmond, Va
Jany 6th 1866
Winchester, Va.
Colonel
I have the honor to transmit herewith my Report of Cases tried during the week ending Dec 23d 1865.
Report of Cases tried by the Boards of Agents, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen
& Abandoned Lands,
in the Sixth District of Virginia during the week
ending on the 23d day of December 1865.
Number Where Parties Names Claim or Charge Judgement Fines Paid Remarks Complainants Defendants 1 Winchester, Va J. Johnson F. J. Cain W. Plff claims $6 for services Postpoined for further hearing 2 " Benj. Elliot F. Milton B. Anderson W. Plff claims pay't for services Deft to pay Plff $5 3 " Randall Newman F. Jacob Ferrick W. Plff claims pay't for services Deft to pay Plff $3 4 Staunton, Va. Martha Coleman F. E. P. Walton W. Plff claims & Deft admits that he hired her before the war, & brought her from Kentucky, promising to pay her expenses back whenever she wanted to go. Deft now so refuses on the ground of the change in Status of the late Slave. Deft required to furnish funds to defray Plffs expenses to her home on her before the 15th of January 1866.
I am Colonel
Very Respectfully
Your obedt Servant
W. Storer How
Capt & A.Q.M.
Supt Sixth Dist.
Va.
