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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Superintendent 1st District of Virginia.
Norfolk, Va., August 28, 1866.

Bvt Lt Col. James A. Bates,
A. A. A. G. Richmond Va,

Colonel:
I have the honor to request permission to sell, at public auction, the following named Bureau property - viz:

(1) One Wooden Building, situated in the City of Portsmouth Va, known as the "Transportation Office".

I am Colonel,
Very Respectfully
Your Ob'dt Servt
Wm. P. Austin
Capt. A.A.Q.M and Supt 1st Dist of Va,