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MONTHLY REPORT of Capt Stuart Barns AQM [[strikethrough]] Assistant Commissioner [[/strikethrough]] Superintendent & of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the [[strikethrough]] State of [[/strikethrough]] 2nd District, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Virginia, during the month ending September, 1865.

[[17 Columned Table]]
|   | NAME OF FORMER OWNER. | LOCATION. COUNTY OR PARISH. | LOCATION. OTHER BOUNDARIES. | ALTERACTIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. GAINED. Date. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. GAINED. How. | ALTERATIONS SINCE LAST REPORT. LOST. Date. 1865. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| --- | --- |
Dinwiddie County
| 1 | J Ragland |   | Sycamore St. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   |   |   |   | 1 three story brick dwlg house |   |   |   |
| 2 | Robt B Bolling. |   | Old St. No 12. 16. & 18. |   |   | Sept 1 | Restored to Mr. Bolling by virtue of S.O. No 43 Hd Qrs Asst Comr. Va. | Abandoned. |   |   |   |   | 3 two story brick stores |   |   |   |
| 3 | Robt B Bolling. |   | Old St. No 12. |   |   | Sept 1 | Restored to Mr. Bolling by virtue of S.O. No 43 Hd Qrs Asst Comr. Va. | Abandoned. |   |   |   |   | 1 three story brick store |   |   |   |
| 4 | Job A Talmadge. |   | Near Poplar Spring Church |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 25 | 50 | 200 | 275 | 1 Dwlng house & Govt buildings. |   |   | See back of report. |
|   | Chesterfield County |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 5 | Thomas A Shipper. |   | On line Petersburg & Richmond. R.R. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 30 | 100 | 95 | 225 | one dwlg house & Out buildings |   |   | See back of report. |
| 6 | Jones. |   | Jones Landing. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   | 500 | 700 | 1200 | Barn and Govt Barracks |   |   | See back of report. |
| 7 | Richard Eppis. |   | Burmuda Hundred. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   | 200 | 400 | 600 | Barn and Out buildings |   |   | See back of report. |
|   | Brunswick County |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 8 | C H Rhoads. |   | Three miles from Lawrenceville |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 35 | 558 | 400 | 993 | Eight Out buildings |   |   | See back of report. |
| 9 | C H Rhoads. |   | Village of Lawrenceville. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   | 5 | 7 | 10 | one old Homestead |   |   | Occupied by military authorities as quarters. |
| 10 | C H Rhoads. |   | Village of Lawrenceville. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   |   | 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 |   |   |   |   |
|   | Thomas Boswick |   | Village of Lawrenceville. | 1865. Sept 2. | Taken up |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Nottoway County |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 11 | Acey Dickeson. |   |   |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   | 1600 | 300 | 1900 | Eleven old buildings, out of repair. |   |   | See back of report. |
|   | Powhatan County. |   | Hugenot Springs. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | Three Sisters names unknown. |   | 4 miles from R. R. 2 miles from river. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   |   |   | 60 | 1 Large Hotel and 20 out buildings |   |   | See back of report. |
|   | Halifax County. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 13 | County Poor House |   |   |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   |   |   | 400 |   |   |   |   |


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.

STATION:
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Assistant Commissioner.

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