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Col. Brown Bureau of Freedmen Refugees &c
Richmond Virginia

Sir,
I have the honor respectfully to ask to be restored the possession of a lot of land in the Town of Hampton Elizabeth City County State of Virginia belonging to the heirs of Wm. Cunningham dec'd, on Wine street. Bounded on the north & East by the land belonging to the heirs of Sam'l Pace dec'd. South by the lot of land belonging to James Cunningham & West by Wine Street. 

I have the honor further to state that I am the widow of Wm. Cunningham dec'd with a family of five children and being in the immediate vicinity of the two contending armies I deemed it prudent to remove myself and family to place of greater security than my home thus afforded me. I carried them to Richmond (to my brother's) where we have since remained. I make this application for the purpose of getting possession of the aforesaid lot of land as a means of supporting myself and children.

Very Respectfully
Elizabeth Cunningham
Widow of Wm. Cunningham dec'd

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