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172 173 use. Endorsed Petersburg Va, Aug 19th 1865 Respty refd to Col O Brown - There is on this tract about (100) one hundred cords of wood cut and piled, also about (5 or 6000) Railroad ties cut and scattered through out the timber This property is included in the Genl order transferring all Barracks &c to me by the Military authorities - I have the honor to request information as to its disposal Stuart Barnes, Capt &c Richmond Va 21 Aug 1865 Respty retd to Capt Stuart Barnes &c - This property will be used for the benefit of the Bureau By order &c 20 Augt Recd and retd 21 Augt 1865 __ Stafford G. Cooke Yorktown Va 20 July 1865. Requests permission to take possession of his farm in Warwick Co. Endorsed Fort Monroe Va, 7th Aug 1865- Respty refd to Lt Robinson &c for investigation and report to this office - A.S. Flagg, Capt &c Warwick Co Va, Augt 11th 1865 Respty retd to Capt A.S. Flagg &c and report that a portion of this land is occupied by a colored man who has improved it by putting up fence &c - that Mr Cook has been always in the confederate lines until after the fall of Richmond and the farm has been abandoned since the Spring of 1862 W L. Robinson, Lt &c Fort Monroe, Aug 17th 1865 Respty refd to Col O. Brown with reference to endorsement of Lieut Robinson and with recommendation that this property be retained by the Bureau A.S. Flagg, Capt &c Richmond Va 21st Aug 1865- Respty retd to Capt A.S. Flagg - This property will at present be retained by the Bureau. By order &c Recd 20 Augt and retd 21 Aug 1865 __ R.D. Lee Warwick Co Aug 7th 1865. Makes application that his farm and personal property in Warwick Co be returned to him Endorsed Warwick Co Va, 14th Aug 1865 Respty refd to Capt A S. Flagg &c - Mr Lee did not take the Amnesty oath until forced to do so after the fall of Richmond - He was a very prominent man in the building of the works at Yorktown. He has about fifteen hundred acres of land which he abandoned in 1861 - He is now in possession of all his land, with the exception of about 250 acres (which is leased) to colored people under an order granted by Genl Ludlow - He has been arrested since his return for taking away stock in possession of the colored people claiming it as his own - part of the personal property he claims consists of portions of the govt Steam Saw Mills on Young's farm and on Mulberry Island Wm L Robinson Lt &c Fort Monroe, Augt 17th 1865 Respty refd to Col O Brown &c with attention called to endorsement of Lieut Robinson, his property should be retained as long as any is held by the Bureau as abandoned and I think it should be confiscated - I shall take up all that Genl Ludlow turned over as his orders to give possession are considered insufficient - A S Flagg Capt &c Richmond Va, 21st Augt 1865. Respty retd to Capt A S. Flagg - This property will no be given up - By order &c Recd 20 Augt and retd 21st Augt 1865 __ W.H. Etheridge Norfolk Co 15 July 1865 Application for the return of property Endorsed. Norfolk Va, 25 July 1865. Respty refd to Mr Jackson for investigation and report. J.H. Keatley Lt &c Respty retd with the report - Rent in kind was collected by this Dept, from the farm (claimed by Wm H. Etheridge) as the property of an absentee disloyalist - In consideration of the unprotected
