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all on the land.
(Sgd) C.B. Wilder Capt & AQM &c
Fort Monroe Dec 9th 1865.} Official
James A Bates AAAG Filed.
See S.O.123.Par 1 dated Dec 16th 1865 also S.O.124.Par.3.dated Dec 18th 1865.


Baker Richard H.
See 2d.Vol 552.
W

Rec'd Back- with following letter.
War Dept Bureau &c
Washington Dec 4th 1865.
Col O. Brown
Asst Com'r &c
Col In compliance with your request of Dec 2d I am directed by Maj Genl Howard to return papers of Richard H Baker.
Letter from this Office of Nov 2d covers the points in this case. although by mistake Mr Baker's application was not specially mentioned in it.
Very respectfully
Your obdt servt
(Sgd) Wm Fowler AAG
Official
James A. Bates AAAG Filed.
See S.O.124.Par.1.dated Dec 18th 1865


Wilson Sam'l. M.
Norfolk Va
Oct 17th 1865.
page 235.

Rec'd Back Dec 18th 1865
Endorsed
Norfolk Va Dec 14th 1865.
Respectfully returned to Capt A.S. Flagg A.Q.M. &c.
The property excepting the land occupied by huts may be restored without detriment to Freedmen.
(Sgd) Charles. E. Johnston Asst Supt

Norfolk Va Dec 14th 1865
Respectfully returned to Col O Brown Asst Com'r &c with the suggestion that the "Huts" be excepted in the restoration.
(Sgd) A.S. Flagg Capt & AQM &c
Official
James A. Bates AAAG Filed
See S.O.124.Par.4.dated Dec 18th 1865


Archer. R.
Norfolk Va
Oct 26th 1865
page.58.

Rec'd Back Dec- 1865
Endorsed
Norfolk Va Dec 9th 1865.
Respectfully returned to Col O Brown Asst Com'r &c with Libel dismissed.
(Sgd) A.S. Flagg Capt & AQM &c
Official
James A. Bates AAAG Filed (See S.O.125.Par.1.&.3.Dec 19th/65)

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Watts Mrs C.C.
Elizabeth City Co

Applies for restoration of property situated in Elizabeth City Co Va.
Endorsed
Fort Monroe Va Dec 16th 1865
Respectfully referred to Col. O. Brown Asst Comr with the recommendation that the petition be granted. as she has made arrangements to allow all the cold families on her place to continue and either work for her or rent land.
(Sgd) C.B. Wilder Capt & AQM &c
Official
James A. Bates AAAG Filed (See S.O.125.Par.4.Dec 19th/65)


Bank of Virginia
James Murdaugh
President
Portsmouth Va
Dec 8th 1865.

Applies for restoration of the property of the Bank of Virginia situated in City of Portsmouth Va.
Endorsed
X X X X X X X X X X
Norfolk Va Dec 12th 1865
Respectfully forwarded to Col. O. Brown Asst Comr &c on an examination of the papers of Mr Murdaugh I am ready to cancell the difficulties in the way of complying with the usual requirements to insure the action of the Bureau on the application for the restoration of property
I have on the request of the commanding officer of this District (Gen'l Torbut) given Mr Murdaugh temporary possession of the Bank subject to the decision of the Asst Commissioner of the Bureau.
(Sgd) A.S. Flagg Capt & AQM &c
Official
James A. Bates AAAG Filed
See S.O.125.Par.2.dated Dec 19th 1865.


Rosenbaugh Catherine
Harpers Ferry Va
Nov 27th 1865,

Applies for restoration of her property situated in Harpers Ferry Va.
Endorsed
Winchester Va Dec 16th 1865
The restoration of this property will not result in suffering among the Refugees and Freedmen, nor will the operations of the Bureau be seriously inconvenienced
(Sgd) W. Stover How Capt AQM &c
Official
James A. Bates AAAG Filed
See S.O.126.Par.5.dated Dec 20th 1865


Ham Wm
Hampton Va
Nov 27th 1865.

Applies for restoration of a lot situated in Hampton Va
Endorsed
Fort Monroe Dec 16th 1865
Respectfully referred to Col. O. Brown with the remark
(over)