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Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands
Hd. Qrs. Supt. 2d. Dist.
Petersburg, Va, Feby. 15th 1866.

Col. O. Brown
Asst. Comr. &c.
Richmond Va.

Colonel.

I have the honor to request authority to sell the following property in possession of the Bureau, Viz.

Burksville Va.

Three (3) frame Store-houses, built by the Confederate Govt. used as Com. and Qr. Mr. Store houses.  The occupation of this place by the Military, having ceased & both Depts. broken up, this property was turned over to me by them on 15th inst.

The buildings are not needed by us and unless disposed of at once, will be destroyed, 

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