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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:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 

| 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

Transcription Notes:
---------- 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.