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Monthly Report of Capt. W. Tom How, A.Q.M., Superintendent [[strikethrough]] Assistant Commissioner [[/strikethrough]] of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] Sixth District of Virginia of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Va. Jefferson County, during the month ending September 30th, 1865.

[[16 Columned Table]]
| 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 | Amount of Rent per Month | REMARKS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  William Snooke | Harpers Ferry | Shenandoah Street | Sept 14th | From Treasury Dept |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame dwelling house | 1 | 4 - |   |
|  William Hewitt | Bolivar, | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th | From Treasury Dept |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house & stable | 1 | 5 - |   |
|  Jesse Grimes | Harpers Ferry, | Shenandoah Str. | Sept 14th | From Treasury Dept |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick store room | 1 | 25 - |   |
|  William Richards | Harpers Ferry, | Shenandoah Str. | Sept 14th | From Treasury Dept |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Stone store room  | 1 | 20 - |   |
| Otto Hewitt | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th | From Treasury Dept |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame dwelling House | 1 | 3 - |   | 
| Mrs Brokenton | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Stone dwelling house | 1 | 5 - |   |  
| Dr Wager | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 4 |   |  
| George Menzey | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 4 - |   | 
| Hiram Harrington | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Stone dwelling house & men Hop | 1 | 3 - |   |  
| Benjamin Wentzel | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 5 - |   |  
| William Lucas | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame dwelling house | 1 | 3 - |   | 
| Sem's Keyser | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 4 - |   | 
| Benjamin Wentzel | Bolivar. | Jefferson Co. | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 5 - |   | 
| Adam Brown | Harper's Ferry | Camp Hill | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 5 - |   | 
| Philip Bucklehart | Harper's Ferry | Camp Hill | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 6 - |   | 
| William Snooke | Harper's Ferry | Shenandoah St | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame dwelling house | 1 | 4 - |   | 
| W. H. Martin | Harper's Ferry | Shenandoah St | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house 1 | 8 - |   | 
| J. B. Johnson | Harper's Ferry | Shenandoah St | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house & stable | 1 | 5 - |   |  
| William Richards | Harper's Ferry | Shenandoah St | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Stone dwelling house & store | 1 | 30 - |   | 
| Michael E. Price | Harper's Ferry | Camp Hill | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame dwelling hhouse | 1 | 4 - |   | 
| Henry Clen | Harper's Ferry | Camp Hill | Sept 14th |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick dwelling house | 1 | 6 - |   | 
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: Staunton, Va
Date: Sept 30th 1865

Transcription Notes:
Remove blank rows in table as they cause the table not to format correctly in markdown software Smithsonian uses. Go to https://markdownlivepreview.com/ to see what table looks like. It is also helpful for finding missing or extra columns. Only partially transcribed 4/28 - fully transcribed - pls review ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-28 16:04:55 Hewitt, not Herritt, confirmed by other records. Corrected in 2 places. Henry "Clen" was transcribed in other docs as Henry Clow where it was more clearly "Clow". Did not make a change here, since it isn't clear.