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MONTHLY REPORT of H.S. Merrell Lieut & Supt, [[strikethrough]]Assistant Commissioner[[/strikethrough]]of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Virginia, during the month ending 31st August, 1865.

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| NAME OF FORMER OWNER. | LOCATION. COUNTY OR PARISH. | LOCATION. OTHER BOUNDARIES. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. GAINED. Date. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. GAINED. How. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. LOST. Date. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. LOST. How. | HOW HELD,(ABANDONED OR CONFISCATED.) | DESCRIPTION. CULTIVATED. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres woodland. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres cleared. | DESCRIPTION. TOTAL No. ACRES. | DESCRIPTION. BUILDINGS. | Length of Time rented | Rent per month | REMARKS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unknown | Henrico | On Bluff foot of Broad Sheet formally known as Chimborazo Hospital. |   |   |   |   | Land abandoned Barracks Confiscated |   |   |   | 35 | Ninety one Barracks |   |   | These barracks were built by The Confederates for a Hospital and are now used as a Camp for Refugees & Freedmen, and have now Eleven hundred & Twenty inmates, all of which are self supporting with the exception of Thirty. |
| Walter Gwynne | Richmond | On 2nd St. between Leigh & Jackson | Aug 1st | Possession ordered by Military Authorities. |   | 
  | Abandoned, House & Lot |   |   |   |   | One |   | $15.|   |
| Unknown | Henrico | Formally known as Camp Lee | Aug 10th.| Turned over by Military Authorities |   |   | Land Abandoned Barracks Confiscated |   |   |   |   | Forty one Barracks and, three Buildings |   |   | These barracks were built by The Confederates as a Camp of Instruction, and are now used as a Camp for Refugees and Freedmen, and have now, Three hundred and twenty inmates, all of which are self supporting. |
| Total... |

NOTES-1. In the column of Remarks will be stated the number of Refugees or Freedmen on each farm or tract of land, how they are employed, and whether they are self-supporting; also such other facts in relation to farms as may be of interest.
2. If more than one blank is necessary in making this Report, they will be attached together by proper fasteners on the left-hand margin, as indicated by the * * *.
3. The back of the Reports may be used for Remarks, in addition to the proper column on the face.

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H S Merrell
Lt & Supt 3d Dist [[strikethrough]]Assistant Commissioner.[[/strikethrough]]

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