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0166 MONTHLY REPORT of Brvt Major J.H. Remington Sub, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the 1st. Sub District State of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the 1st. Sub District State of Virginia, during the month ending May 31st, 1867. [[14 columned table]] | NAME OF FORMER OWNER. | LOCATION. COUNTY OR PARISH. | LOCATION. OTHER BOUNDARIES. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. GAINED. Date. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. GAINED. How. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. LOST. Date. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. LOST. How. | HOW HELD, (ABANDONED OR CONFISCATED.) | DESCRIPTION. CULTIVATED. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres woodland. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres cleared. | DESCRIPTION. TOTAL NO. ACRES. | DESCRIPTION. BUILDINGS. | REMARKS. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Forrest Wm S. | Norfolk Co | No 6 Brewer St Norfolk City | June 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by owner - No rent received | | Johnson Elisha | Norfolk Co | No 4 Bute St Norfolk City | June 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Frame Dwelling | Leased to L.A. Minnis @ $3.00/100 pr month | | Johnson Elisha | Norfolk Co | No 6 Bute St Norfolk City | June 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Frame Dwelling | Leased to Malinda West @ $7.00/100 pr month | | Mapp Richard | Norfolk Co | Queen St Norfolk City | June 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Brick Dwelling | Reported sold by United States District Court | | Southgate | Norfolk Co | Fenchurch St Norfolk City | June 1865 | Major Hudson Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Brick Seminary | Head Quarters Sub Asst Comr. 1st. Sub Dist Va. | | Williamson William | Norfolk Co | Granby St Norfolk City | June 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Brick Dwelling | Libel dismissed in favor of son who is engineer in US Navy | | Herbert Wm. L. | Norfolk Co | Newtown Portsmouth Va. | Sept 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Unknown | Occupied by Wm. Moore - Goodwin Agent | | Myers Robert | Norfolk Co | Newtown Portsmouth Va. | Nov 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Owners, No rent received | | Parks William | Norfolk Co | King St Portsmouth Va. | Sept 1865 | Major Morse Treas. Agt | | | Abandoned | | | | | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Anna Wilson, rents rec'd by owner | | Williams, M.A. | Norfolk Co | Newtown Portsmouth Va. | June 1865 | Unknown | | | Abandoned | | | | | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by son - no rent received | | United States | Norfolk Co | In Elizabeth River | June 1865 | Unknown | | | Abandoned | | | | | Craney Island | Leased to H.A. Beatty @ $75.00/100 pr Year | | Poindexter C.B | Norfolk Co | South Branch opposite Navy Yard | June 1865 | Unknown | | | Abandoned | 50 | 35 | 25 | 110 | 1 Frame building & 4 Quarters | Leased to Jno. B. Whitehead @ $75.00/100 pr Year | | Wise Henry A. | Princess Anne | East'n. Branch land of Roberts et. al. | June 1865 | Unknown | | | Abandoned | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 | 1 Frame House, 4 Qrs, 49 Huts. | Occupied by Bureau R.F. & A.L. as Poor Farm. | TOTAL. NOTES — 1. In the column of Remarks will be stated the number of Refugees or Freedmen on each farm or tract of land, how they are employed, and whether they are self-supporting; also such other facts in relation to farms as may be of interest. 2. If more than one blank is necessary in making this Report, they will be attached together by proper fasteners on the left-hand margin, as indicated by the * * *. 3. The back of the Reports may be used for Remarks, in addition to the proper column on the face. STATION: Norfolk Virginia DATE: May 31st. 1867. J.H. Remington Brvt Major and Sub-Assistant Commissioner. Bureau R.F. and A.L. 1st. Sub District, State of Virginia
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