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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A. Lands Offc Asst Supt Elizabeth Cit Co: Va: Fort Monroe 1st August 1866 Brig General O. Brown, Richmond Va: General: I have the honor to apply for transportation to their former homes for the following named Freedpeople: to relieve the Government of their support and to prevent destitution: to wit: [[5 columns - no headers]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Louisa Richardsen | age 20 | Portsmouth Va: | work engaged | order 776 | | Louisa Valentine | age 20 | Petersburg. Prince Geo: Ca: Va: | Parents there | order 777 | | charity Bingham | age 18 | White House Landing Va: | Parents there | order 778 | | Thomas Coleman | age 30 | White House Landing Va: | Returning to old Co: | order 778 | | Nice Coleman & babe | age 22 | White House Landing Va: | Returning to old Co: | order 778 | | Joshua Coleman | age 5 | White House Landing Va: | Returning to old Co: | order 778 | | Sally Robertsen | age 50 | [[strikethrough]] Marie Wilson] Cherry Stone Va: [[/strikethrough]] Matthews Co: Va: | Williams Wharf | order 779 | | Caroline Robertsen | age 21 | Matthews Co: Va: | Williams Wharf | order 779 | | Mary Robertsen | age 15 | Matthews Co: Va: | Williams Wharf | order 779 | [[end table]] Very respectfully Mont S. Reed 1st Lieut V.R.C. Actg Suppt. 5th Dist
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Reopened for Editing 2023-07-16 14:27:59
I put the order number in the last column, so the state would be in same column as city - thus reducing the 6 columns used by the last transcriber to 5 and helping readability.