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79 Bureau R.F. and A.L. Hd Qr Sub District of Beaufort N.C. Beaufort N.C. Nov 30th 1866. [[Margin]] Churr Respectfully forwarded to Bvt Lt Col J.F. Churr A A Genl to Lt Col S Moore Supt with the information that the improvement on the within named property (viz a house) is leased to A [[B?]] Rhoades [[signature]] Richard Dillon [[/signature]] Capt. V.R.C. and Asst. Supt. [[footnote]] 2 enclosures [[line]] [[footnote]] Received Sub, Dist of Beaufort N.C. Dec 6th 1866 Mission Rooms Washburn Institute Beaufort N.C. Dec 5th 1866 Dillon Richard Capt VRC Asst Supt Bu R.F. & A.L. Capt. To meet the wants of the Colored Baptist Church at Beaufort North Carolina, who have hitherto worshipped in a building owned by the White Baptists, and now occupied by them, I hereby at their request make application for one of the Hospital Buildings at Morehead City, North Carolina, belonging to the Government and for which I offer the Sum of ($50) Fifty Dollars for the purpose of removing it to Beaufort N.C. and refitting it for their use as a House of Worship (sgnd) [[H?]] S Beals Agt of American Missionary Association 53 John Street N.Y. [[line]] Bureau RF and AL Hd Qr Sub District of Beaufort N.C. Beaufort N.C. Dec 6th 1866. Respectfully forwarded to Bvt Lt [[underlined]] Col J.F. Churr [[/underlined]] V.R.C. AAA Genl to [[underlined]] Lt Col S Moore [[/underlined]] V.C.R. Supt with Recommendation that one of the public buildings at Morehead City N.C. 45 x 65 be sold for the purpose and at the price within stated [[signature]] Richard Dillon [[/signature]] Capt Veteran Reserve Corps and Assistant Superintendent [[end page]] [[start page]] 80 [[Margin]] Robinson Maj Genl Asst Comr Freedmens Bureau State of North Carolina Sir We the undersigned parties have the honor to apply for a piece or track of land lying in the County Of Carteret and on the west side of North River and near the head of said River. This piece of land was granted to us by the State as you will find by reference to the Copy of the Patent. A small portion of said land has Turpentine trees and are now under the control of the Freedmens Bureau. This was open or State land we entered it and procured a Patent from the State, a copy of which are hereby transmit asking for the possession or the withdrawal of the possession or the right of possession of the Freedmens Bureau. We have taken the Oath prescribed by the Presidents Proclamation of 1865 and we come under no legal disabilities a Copy of Said Oath we hereby enclose We are Most respectfully your Oded Servt (signed) John H. Felton seal (signed John W Gilliham seal [[footnote]] 3 enclosures [[line]] Bureau RF and AL Hd Qrs Sub Dist of Beaufort N.C. Beaufort N.C. Dec 10th 1866 [[Margin]] Churr Respectfully forwarded to [[underlined]] Bvt Lt Col J.F. Churr [[/underlined]] V.R.C. AAA Genl through [[underlined]] Lt Col S Moore [[/underlined]] V.R.C. Supt. with the information that the within property is reported on my records as lands belonging to the State of North Carolina it is leased to [[underlined]] Josiah Collins [[/underlined]] until Jany 1867 [[signature]] Richard Dillon [[/signature]] Capt VRC and Asst Com
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("Churr" a misspelling of "Chur")
Carteret Co.