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578 579 A.S. Watts Portsmouth Va October 17/65 Applies for restoration of Property situated in City of Portsmouth Va Endorsed. Norfolk Va Oct 19th/65 Respectfully forwarded. The applicant has complied with all the conditions of Genl order No 19 The house is leased to Mr Peel as $10.00 per month. (Sgd) Charles Johnston Asst Supt Norfolk Va October 21st/65 Respectfully referred to Col O. Brown Asst. Comr Bureau of R.F. & A.L. Richmond Va (Sgd) A.S. Flagg Capt & A Q.M. & Supt &c Filed Property restored by Special Order No 86 Par 3. dated Hd Qrs Asst Comr Ste of Va Richmond Va Oct 25/65 J. Hudson Deep Creek Va Sept 23rd 1865 Refer 2B.428 Recd Back Oct 16/65 Endorsed. Office Supt 1st Dist of Va Oct 3d/65 Respectfully referred to Thomas P. Jackson Ass't Supt for immediate and thorough investigation and report as to the condition under which Applicant is working the land and as to the truth of the statement in Enclosed Application: also as to who, said, Dr White is and what is his political status Sgd A.S Flagg Capt A.Q.M. & Supt. Princess Anne & Nansemond Co Norfolk Va Oct 9/65 Respectfully returned to Capt A.S. Flagg A Q.M, Supt &c with report. I have seen complainant Jolly Hudson who in presence of witnesses says he did not authorize the writing of the letter to make the statement beginning "Believing from Evidence &c" to the end of the letter, no Genl. Hicks has been here. Hudson admits that permission to cultivate the land eminated from me. through his wife, he at the time being sick. that he made no attempt to find me or lay any complaint against Dr White before me, that he does not know the name of the man who wrote the letter. but that he is a friend and intimate of Wm J Hodges (colored) a baptist preacher, but a worthless mischievous incendiary character, and the hand writing of the Hudson letter being the same as that of one signed "Howard F Stein" written September 8th/65 to Major Genl Howard. I am satisfied that Hodges is the principal on both communications the object of which is plainly to create a false impression - the cause - my refusal to allow him to be self constitued head of Schools at Deep Creek - to which refusal I was impelled by full knowledge of the man (Hodges) whose had character has been reported in writing to me to Col O Brown Asst Comr &c Dr White was a disloyal absentee, but I am not informed as to his position in the Rebel Army - His property was but recently in charge of the Bureau his house having been occupied by the Military as an Hospital and as yet no application has been made to me for its restoration - Hudson will gather his crop which has not been disturbed by Dr White or his agent. (Sgd) Your Obt Servt Thomas P. Jackson Asst Supt Norfolk Va Oct 13th 1865 Respectfully returned to Col O Brown Asst Comr R.F. & A L at Richmond Va and his attention invited to the letter of Mr. Jackson Asst Supt R. F & A L. for the County of Princess Ann (Sgd) A S. flagg A Q.M. & Supt Filed Chas E.Rice Supt Gov't Printing Norfolk Va Octo 10 1865. Rec'd Octo 21st 1865 Makes proposal for doing the Printing for the Bureau of RF & A.L. State of Va. Endorsed Norfolk Va Oct 19th 1865. I hereby approve of the within application and if at Bureau lasts anytime, it will be a profitable arrangement for it to enter into. Mr Rice is a fit person for such an appointment. having served as a soldier for three years. In this District alone Printing enough is needed in one month to
