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001 Report of "Lands" In possession of The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands" State of Virginia_ for July 1865 [[17 columned table]] | Location | Name of Tract &c | Former owner or possessor | Abandoned or Confiscated | How acquired | When | No of acres | No of Buildings | Condition | How used or occupied | No of acres cultivated | No of acres woodland | No of acres rented | Amount of Rent per month. &c | Tenants or occupants white or colored | Remarks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | In First District | | | | | 1864 | | | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth City County | | Wm T. Jones | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 170 | | | | 3 | 125 | | | | Freedmen | Lands seized by Genl Butler were received from Dept Negro Affairs | | Elizabeth City County | | James Philips | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 300 | | | | 200 | 100 | | | | Freedmen and Robt Wood (White) | | | Elizabeth City County | | Eliott | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 120 | | | | 10 | 20 | | | | M. Eliott (White) | | | Elizabeth City County | | Anderson | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 100 | | | | = | 15 | | | | Freedmen | | Elizabeth City County | | John Giddings | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 30 | | | | 10 | 20 | | | | Freedmen | | Elizabeth City County | | Bates | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 200 | | | | | 80 | 60 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | Bates | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 600 | | | | 200 | 200 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | "Ceeley Farm" | Wm. S. Ssmith | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 650 | | | | 200 | 250 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | "Shields" | Dr. Shields | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 650 | | | | 100 | 150 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | John Sinclair | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 300 | | | | 125 | 60 | | | | Freedmen | | Elizabeth City County | | - Han | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 250 | | | | 50 | 160 | | | | - (white man) | | | Elizabeth City County | | - Hawkins | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 200 | | | | 100 | 20 | | | | Freedmen | | Elizabeth City County | | William Armistead | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 60 | | | | = | = | | | | Freedmen | | Elizabeth City County | | James French | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | - | | | | = | = | | | | White man now occupied as a Small Pox Hospital | | | Elizabeth City County | | - Kay | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 200 | | | | 25 | 100 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | "Elmwood" Farm | Elija Jones | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 270 | | | | 25 | 130 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | - Watts | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 200 | | | | = | 125 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | Harriet Hudjins | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 400 | | | | 20 | 200 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | John Winder | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 700 | | | | 200 | 100 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | Albert Jones | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 110 | | | | 55 | 55 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | James Domley | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 816 | | | | 216 | 525 | | | | Freedmen & on Govt a/c | | | Elizabeth City County | | - Lewis | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 75 | | | | = | 60 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | Parish Farms (2) | Edward Parish | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 350 | | | | = | 100 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | Wm. S. Smith | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 338 | | | | = | 60 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | Parker West | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 200 | | | | = | 50 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | "Briar Field" Farm | Baker Lee | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 900 | | | | 500 | = | | | | Two Govt Mills | | | Elizabeth City County | | Jeff Barnes | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 12 | | | | = | 12 | | | | (White man) | | | Elizabeth City County | | Thomas Gay | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 30 | | | | 10 | 20 | | | | (White man) | | | Elizabeth City County | "Vaughn" Farm | Robert Vaughn | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 190 | | | | 75 | 75 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | - Shepherd | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 150 | | | | 50 | 100 | | | | White man | | | Elizabeth City County | "Chesterfield" Farm | Levin Winder | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 600 | | | | 200 | 75 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | John Peak | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 350 | | | | 150 | 130 | | | | Freedmen | | | Elizabeth City County | | George Booker | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 850 | | | | 350 | 300 | | | | White man | | | Warwick County | | R.D. Lee | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 1954 | | | | 183 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | "Liberty Hall" Farm | Thos. P. Curtis | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 196 | | | | 50 | = | | | | White men | | | Warwick County | "Baubergh" Farm | Wm. G. Young, "Johns Estate" | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 3900 | | | | 78 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | "Pear Tree Hall" Farm | Edward Tabb | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 278 | | | | 28 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | "Balthrop" Farm | Widow Betsey Curtis | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 1063 | | | | 31 | 1000 | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | "Court House" Farm | Robert G. Curtis | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 304 | | | 55 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | Wm. S. Jones | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 633 | | | | 74 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | John Gambols, Estate | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 1000 | | | | 35 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | George W. Fitchett | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 189 | | | | 33 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | Baker P. Lee | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 155 | | | | 6 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | James T & John T. Garrow | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 651 | | | | 22 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | "Ship Yard" Farm | Nat Taylor | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 281 | | | | 101 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | S.P. Whittaker | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | = | | | | 11 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | Widow Whittaker | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | = | | | | 1 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | - Cook | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | = | | | | 13 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | - Drake | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | = | | | | 2 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | B.D. Lee | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | = | | | | 45 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | Dr. H.H. Curtis | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 910 | | | | 56 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | W. Whittaker | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | = | | | | 20 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | J.P. Fitchett | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 440 | | | | 30 | = | | | | Freedmen | | | Warwick County | | J.P. Mason | Abandoned | Seized by Genl. Butler | Feb 12/64 | 80 | | | | 20 | = | | | | Freedmen | |
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Original transcriber said that there were ONLY 16 columns, but there are 17. I will have to add that to the entire table.
Please don't put an extra empty row between entries. That is not needed. I will take those out.
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