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Property will be retained until further orders
By order to
Ref'd 4 Aug 1865

W.W. Sylvester
Norfolk Va
27 June /65

Petition for restoration of farm
Endorsed
Office Asst Supt &c
Norfolk Va, 25 July 1865.
Respty ref'd to Capt A.S. Flagg &c with the information that this farm is in the occupancy of negroes and is controled from this office.
J.H. Keatley, Lt &c

Bureau R &c
July 26, 1865
Respty ref'd to Col O. Brown Asst Com'r Va, with the recommendation that the petitioners prayer be granted if he can satisfactorily establish his life, and that referees be appointed to estimate value of crops and improvements.
A.S. Flagg. Capt &c

H'd Q'rs Bureau &c
Richmond Va, Aug 3 1865.
Respty returned to Capt. A.S. Flagg &c. This property will be retained as it appears to be a case of abandonment.
By order &c
R'd 28 July & ref'd 4 Aug 1865

J. Prosser Tabb
White Marsh
Gloucester Co Va
19 July 1865

Makes statement of condition of his property, and wishes to retain possession of it.
Endorsed.
Bureau R &c
July 25 1865.
Respty ref'd to Col O. Brown Asst Com'r with reference to the communication of Mr. Churchill. The land has not yet been reported to this Office as in possession of the Bureau.
A.S. Flagg Capt &c

H'd Q'rs Bureau &c
Richmond Va, Aug 3, 1865.
Respty ref'd to Capt A.S. Flagg &c. This property

will be retained. - By order &c
R'd 28 July & Red'd 4 Aug 1865.

Mrs. Emma Blacknal
Norfolk Va.
July 10, 1865

Application for ownership.
Endorsed.
Office Asst Dept &c
Norfolk Va, 24 July 1865.
Respty ref'd to Capt A.S. Flagg A.Q.M. With the information that this house is still in the hands of the military authorities. J.H. Keatley. Lt &C

Bureau R &c
July 20 1865.
Respty ref'd to Col O. Brown Asst Com'r, with the information that the certificate referred to in the petition was not with the paper when it reached this office. I presume no advantage is derived by the Bureau from this property and recommend that the petitioners prayer be granted.
A.S. Flagg. Capt &c

H'd Q'rs Bureau &c
Richmond Va, 3 Aug 1865
Respty returned to Capt A.S. Flagg &c, as this property is still in the hands of the military authorities, it is not subject to orders from the Bureau.
By order &c
R'd 28 July & ref'd 4 Aug 1865

Anne E. Bradford
Norfolk, Va
11 July 1865

Application for property.-
Endorsed
Office Asst Dept &c
Norfolk Va, July 1865.
Respty ref'd to Capt A.S. Flagg with the information that this property is in the possession of the Freedmen's Bureau. The lady's husband is living. The property is rented out to persons now the tenants of the Bureau. It is needed for no other purpose than severance. The rights of property is undoubtedly in Mrs. Bradford. Right of possession may not be.
Jno. H. Keatley.
Lt &c
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Transcription Notes:
John H. Keatley - Jno H. Keatley - or J.H. Keatley. You find all three throughout the pages. The abbreviation for ecetera is &c, not & c. It is not the word "to" either. I fixed those errors. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-06 22:43:25