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The following lots of land were set of to Freedmen by W.F. Eaton Agent Bureau &c. in complyance with Gen'l Sherman's Orders. (in 1865) [[6 columned table]] | Names of Freedmen | Islands on which the lots are | Name of Owners | Local Name of Plantation | Number of acres | Remarks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Benj Gibson | St. Simons | J.H. Couper | Cannons Pt. | 41 | Gibson lives on his lot in the house he formerly occupied | | Edward Collins | St. Simons | T.B. King | Retreat | 41 | Collins planted his lot this year. 1866. Still on it. | | Emerline Lagon | St. Simons | T.B. King | Retreat | 2 | A garden and house. Still occupying it. | | Oliver Deloch | St. Simons | T.B. King | Retreat | [[?]] | Deloche's lot was mostly taken in condensing lots in the Spring | | Edward Tatnall | St. Simons | T.B. King | Retreat | [[?]] | This lot is occupied by Jacob Patnall bro. of Edward | | George Reat | St. Simons | T.B. King | Retreat | 40 | Partly taken for those moved from "New Field" in the Spring | | Hamilton Berry | St. Simons | T.B. King | Retreat | 40 | Still occupying it. Raised a noble crop of corn and cotton | | King Hibbard | St. Simons | J.H. Couper | Bluff | 40 | King has built a house on his lot, and made considerable improvements | | March Wade | St. Simons | T.B. King | New Field | 40 | This lot was taken in condensing to accommodate Warren | | James Berry | St. Simons | T.B. King | New Field | 40 | This was taken as Wade's above. | | Long Paylen | St. Simons | T.B. King | New Field | 40 | This was taken as Wade's above and a small lot given at Retreat | | Joseph P. Smith | St. Simons | T.B. King | New Field | 40 | Smith moved to the main when his lot was taken | | Alexander Benjamin | St. Simons | T.B. King | New Field | 40 | Benjamin has had a lot at Retreat his was taken for Warren | | Lany Farm | St. Simons | James Pastell | New Field | 40 | All of the lots on this place were vacated. Marsten told. | | Hannibal Robinson | St. Simons | James Pastell | New Field | 40 | Them that all lands were given up. and no proper | | Robert White | St. Simons | James Pastell | New Field | 40 | lots assigned as most of them work by the month | | George Lock | St. Simons | Pastells and Kings | New Ground | 40 | Lock was drowned last spring. his family still plant. | | Robin Robinson | St. Simons | James Pastell | | 40 | Occupied by Marston Rowe &c. | | John Morgan | St. Simons | Horace B. Gould | Black Banks | 40 | Occupied by Mr. Gould. Morgan plants at the Bluff | | Abram Squire | St. Simons | Horace B. Gould | Black Banks | 40 | Occupied by Mr. Gould. Squire works for Gold by the month | | Adam Dunworthy | St. Simons | Horace B. Gould | Black Banks | 40 | Occupied by Mr. Gould. Dunworthy plants at the Bluff | | James Smith | St. Simons | Horace B. Gould | Black Banks | 40 | Moved to the main. Young man, without a family. | | Alexander Piles | St. Simons | Horace B. Gould | Black Banks | 40 | Moved to the main | | Henry Bird | St. Simons | James H. Couper | Bluff | 40 | At Brunswick. has not planted anything this year | | Abram Young | St. Simons | James H. Couper | Bluff | 40 | Plants his lot this summer. Occupies the plantation house | | Parnell Maxwell | St. Simons | James H. Couper | Bluff | 40 | Cultivated his lot this summer. Does well |