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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters Assistant Commissioner,
State of Virginia,
Richmond, Va., 20th May 1867.

Special Order }
No. 59. }

Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard.
Genl. S. C. Armstrong.
Dr. Wm. E. Woods.

I.  .  So far as any jurisdiction of this Bureau extends over it, the property of Dr. Wm. E. Woods, consisting of a track of land situated in the county of Elizabeth City, Va., is restored to him with all the rights and privileges of ownership, subject to the requirements of Par. 8, Cir. 15, Series, 1865, War Department, Bureau R.F. and A. Lands, and upon the following conditions, viz:___

1st. The property will be restored to Dr. Wm. E. Woods upon the expiration of the lease to any third party of parties if any exists
2nd That nothing in this order be construed as entitling him to compensation for damages to the property or to rents which may have accrued.

By order of Bvt. Brig. Gen'l O.Brown, Asst. Comr.
Garrick Mallery
A.A.A.Gen'l
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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.
Head Quarters Assistant Commissioner,
State of Virginia
Richmond, Va., 21 May 1867.

Special Order }
No. 60. }

Maj. Gen'l O.O. Howard.
Maj Geo. Q. White.
Surg. DeLamater,
Lt. Schreiner.
Genl. S.C. Armstrong
Mr. H.R. Howlett

I .  .  Mr. H.R. Howlett, Agent of this Bureau is hereby relieved from duty as Agent in charge of the 6th Div., 5th Sub. Dist, and will turn over to his successor Mr. F.K. Smith, Agent, all books and papers relating to the Bureau's affairs in the above named Division.

Mr. Howlett on being relieved will report to Gen'l S.C. Armstrong, Agent at Fort Monroe, Va., for orders. ___


Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard,
Maj Geo. Q. White.
Surg. DeLamater,
Lt. Schreiner
Genl. S.C. Armstrong
Mr. Mr. Frank K. Smith

II .  .  Mr. Frank K. Smith, Agent of this Bureau is hereby re-assigned to duty as Agent in charge of the 6th Division, (comprising the counties of Matthews and Gloucester), 5th Sub. Dist, with his Hd Quarters, at Matthews, C. H., Va., - relieving Mr. H.R. Howlett, agent, from whom he will receive all books and papers relating to Bureau affairs in the above named Division. ___
Mr. Smith on arriving at his station will report by letter to Genl. S.C. Armstrong, Agent at Fort Monroe, Va., for instructions.

O Brown
Bvt. Brig. Gen'l Vols.
Asst. Com'r
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Whoever has transcribed many of the pages thus far has not read the Instructions for these pages. Go to Advanced Instructions, and look for Freedman Bureau Papers and look under the State the pages are concerned with. This set is Virginia. You will see link to names of Bureau Officers, etc... Also see a link to Abbreviations concerning the Freedmen Bureau papers. I can tell they have read the Instructions for one of the other projects - Phaedra Project. 1. We don't use [[??]] - use [[?]] 2. Don't use [[preprinted]]. That is used for the Phaedra pages. 3. Don't use [[underlined]]. That is used for the Phaedra pages. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-17 16:15:40