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MONTHLY REPORT of John H. Morrison, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State of Anderson City, Texas, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Texas, during the month ending December 1867.

Month Report of John H Morrison Sr, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State of Texas Anderson County of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Texas, during the month ending September 30th, 1868.

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| * 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Wm. T. Brewer | Anderson | Situated on the waters of Mound Prairie Creek | May 31st 1867 | By seizing it as abandoned by the Confederate Government |   |   | Abandoned | 60 | 56 | 100 | 186 5/10 | One factory building, one foundry - 15 small houses |   |

| Wm. T. Brewer | Anderson | Situated on the south side of Mound Prairie Creek | May 31st 1867 | By seizing it as abandoned by the Confederate Government |   |   | Abandoned | 10 | 230 |   | 244 8/10 | One Saw Mill building and two Freedmens Cabins |   |

| N.J. Rawling | Anderson | Situated on the waters of Mound Prairie Creek | May 31st 1867 | By seizing it as abandoned by the Confederate Government |   |   | 2½ | 2½ | 2 Dwellings and some out houses and one office |   | 

| William Smith | Anderson | 3 miles west of the Neches river and 1½ miles east of Kickapoo | Oct 26th 1867 | By seizing it as abandoned by the formerly Confederate Government |   |   | Abandoned | 15 |   |   | 110 | 2 Cabins & 1 Double Ivy House |   |

| * TOTAL. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 513 8/10 |   |   |

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: Palestine Anderson County
Date: December 31st 1867

John H. Morrison
Sub Assistant Commissioner.
Bureau R.F.& A.L. 

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