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James Island So Carolina
January 25th 1867

In accordance with Special order No 60, p 3. dated Head Qr's Assistant Commissioner Bureau R.F. and A.L. So. Carolina January 17th 1867 constituting us a Board under Sec. 2 of "a bill to establish a Bureau of R.F. and A.L." - "to assess the value of buildings & improvements placed by freedpeople upon land covered by possessory titles on James Island So. Carolina" - we have examined and assessed the improvements upon land covered by possessory title No 55 dated March 22nd 1865. located by Robert Mikele (freedman) on the plantation know as the "Joe Mikele plantation" on said James Island S.C as follows - One Cotton House and two large out houses and Store House at $95.00
Repairs on Mansion House $35.00              at $130.00

One hundred and Thirty Dollars as a fair compensation to be made to the said Robert Mikele "by the former owners of Such land or their legal representatives"

E W Everson        }
Bvt Maj USV ADC    } Appraisers
William. B. Cutter }

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edited: changes, per SI ignore indents