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0228 MONTHLY REPORT of Bvt Major J.R. Stone, Sub, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the [[strikethrough]] State of [[/strikethrough]] Second Sub-Dist State Va, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the [[strikethrough]] State of [[/strikethrough]] Second Sub-Dist State Va, during the month ending July 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. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Dinwiddie County | Confederate Government | x | Outside City limits of Petersburg on Southern RR | x | Unknown | x | x x | Abandoned | | | 1½ | 1½ | x x | Leased for 3 years from Dec 12 1865 to P.A Davis. Rent sold with lease, none accruing. | | None | x | Situated in the Southwestern Portion of the City of Petersburg near what is known as the "Fair Grounds" | 1860 | Constructed by Bureau R.F. and A.L. | x | x x | x | | | | | Eighteen (18) frame Hospital Buildings | The Lot upon which the buildings are situated is leased of A.G. McIlwaine for a term of two (2) years or less at a rental of $16.66 per month. | Prince George County | H.W. Machen | x | City Point near Wharf | x | Unknown | x | x x | Abandoned | | | ½ | ½ | x x | Applied to no use | | TOTAL. | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 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: Petersburg Va DATE: Aug 2, 1867 J R Stone Bvt Major and Sub-Assistant Commissioner. Bureau RF & AL
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