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S.W. 117 - 
R.219. R.F. and A.L. Va 2d V. 1868
Bureau R.F. & A.L. 
Hd. Qrs. 1st Sub Dist. 
Norfolk Va. Nov 13/68
V 358. R.F.A.L. Vol 13.68.

Remington, J.H. 
Sub-Asst. Com'r.

Requests instructions, as to the disposition to be made, under Cir. No. 8, C.S. from Hd. Qrs. Asst. Com'r of Craney Island now borne on the Return of Abandoned Lands for the 1st Sub.Dist, as formerly owned by the U.S.

[[stamp]] HEAD QUARTERS Rec'd NOV 25 1868 2nd Div. CORPS OF ENGINEERS. [[/stamp]]

[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R. F. & A. L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. NOV 15 1868 [[/stamp]]

[[stamp]] BUREAU R F & A L REC'D DEC 4 1868 Bk WASHINGTON. [[/stamp]]

The island is required for defensive purposes and the Government should continue to hold it in possession.

A.A. Humphrey 
Brig. Genl. of Engineers 
Commanding

B.B. 23/957

Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands - Upon the foregoing statement of the Chief of Engineers that the title to Craney Island is vested in the U.S. and that it is required for defensive purposes, it will be turned over to the Engineer Department. 

By order of the Secretary of War,
Ed Schriver 
Inspr Genl

War Dept 
Dec 2, 1868

J.H. Remington

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-29 09:03:33 Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, Chief Engineer of the Army Edmund Schriver, Inspector General