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MONTHLY REPORT of Capt. C. B. Wilder, A.Q.M.,[[crossed out]]Assistant Commissioner [[/crossed out]] and Superintendent of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for [[crossed out]] the State of [[/crossed out]] Dist. No. 9. State of Va., of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the [[crossed out]] State of [[/crossed out]] 9th Dist. State of Virginia, during the month ending 30th September, 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. CULTUVATED. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres woodland. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres cleared. | DESCRIPTION. TOTAL NO. ACRES. | DESCRIPTION. BUILDINGS. | LENGTH OF LEASE. year of month. | AMOUNT FOR WHICH RENTED. Dollars. | AMOUNT FOR WHICH RENTED. cents. | REMARKS. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey S. Jones | Eliz. City Co. | Mill Creek |   |    |   |   | Abandoned | 50 | 60 | 140 | 200 | Farm House, Kitchen &c. | 1 | 475. | 00 |  David Paine and 3 others | 
|Joseph and Thomas Herbert. | Eliz. City Co. | Mill Creek. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 200 | 400 | 500 | 900 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 |   |   | Sold. Rent paid to Maj. W.P. Webster |
| Jacob Harrow | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Abandoned and Confiscated | 125 | 50 | 150 | 200 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 | 800. | 00 | Young and Owen.| 
| Thomas Watts. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 130 | 40 | 150 | 190 | No Buildings | 1 |   |   | Sold. Rent paid to Ma. W.P. Webster. | 
| Samuel Lattimer. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 150 | 70 | 180 | 250 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 | 300. | 00 | Mrs. Storrs and others. |
| James Phillips, Sr. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 200| 150 | 250 | 400 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 | 400. | 00 | Robert Wood and two others.  
| Henry Elliot. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 120 | 30 | 140 | 170 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 | 200. | 00 | Mr. Elliot. | 
| William Anderson. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 60 | 20 | 130 | 150 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 | 200. | 00 | W.H. Smith. |
| John Giddings. | Eliz. City Co. | Salt Pond's |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 20 | 10| 20 | 30 | Dwelling and out buildings | 1 | 50. | 00 | John Chambers. |
| George M. Bates. | Eliz. City Co. | James River. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 80/150 | 40/250 | 130/350 | 200/600} | Freedmen's Houses. | 1 | 580. | 00 | W. Hawkins and 15 others. Two farms. 30 acres swamp. |
| W. Hope. | Eliz. City Co. | James River Road. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 50 | 30 | 60 | 90 | Dwellings. | 1 | 50. | 00 | Latha Cook. |
| William S. Smith. | Eliz. City Co. | James River Road. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 200 | 150 | 300 | 500 | Freedmen's Houses | 1 | 200. | 00 | J. and M. Holt and 15 others. 50 acres swamp. |
| Dr. Samuel Shields | Eliz. City Co. | Hampton Creek. |  |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 150 | 75 | 200 | 300 | Freedmen's Houses | 1 | 525. | 00 | Owen Pratt and 21 others. 25 acres swamp. |
|Jeff Sinclair. | Eliz. City Co. | Hampton Creek |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 150 | 150 | 300 | 500 | Freedmen's Houses | 1 | 255. | 00 | R. Sinclair and 9 others. 50 acres swamp. |
John Armistead. Tide Milk. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 60 | 20 | 130 | 150 | Buildings. | 1 |   |   | Sold. Rent paid to Chandler and Webster. | 
| Chas K. Mallory and W.E. Wood.| Eliz. City Co. | Hampton Creek |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 50 | 50 | 150 | 240 | No Buildings. | 1 |   |   | R. Lee and 8 others rented at $1.00 per acre. 40 acre swamp. |
| William Causey. | Eliz. City Co. | Newport News Road |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 100 | 75 | 175 | 250 | No Buildings | 1 |   |   | Sold. Rent paid to Maj. Walker. | 
| Henry Watson | Eliz. City Co. | Fox Hill |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 115 | 40 | 120 | 160 | Buildings. |   |   |   | Sold. Rents paid to Maj. W.P. Webster.|
| James French | Eliz. City Co. | Chespeake. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. |   | 10 | 10 | 50 | Buildings. | 1 | 200. | 00 | James Henderson. 30 acres sand and swamp. |
| Lafayette Sinclair | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   |Confiscated. | 60 | 25 | 125 | 150 | Buildings. |   |   |   | Sold. Rent paid to Maj W.P. Webster. |  
| Jeff B. Sinclair | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated. | 75 | 20 | 150 | 170 | Buildings. |   |   |   |Sold. Rent paid to Capt. C.B. Wilder. |
| John Moore. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 100 | 100 | 150 | 250 | Buildings. |   |   |   | Sold. Rent paid to Capt. C.B. Wilder. |   
| George Wray. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 100 | 50 | 150 | 200 | Buildings. | 1 | 200. | 00 | R.A. Jones and 3 others. | 
| Eliza Jones. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 120 | 50 | 200 | 250 | Buildings. | 1 | 500. | 00 | Danl Robinson and 4 others. |
| Catherine Watts. Bloomfield. | Eliz. City Co. | Back. River. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 100 | 25 | 150 | 175 | Buildings. | 1 | 200. | 00 | H. Ducket and 2 others. |
| Robert Hudgins./Sidney N. Nicholas } | Eliz. City Co. | Back. River |   |   | Sept. 29 | That part of this tract owned by S.N. Nicholas ordered to be restored by Col. O. Brown. S.O.65. | Abandoned. | 100 | 25 | 175 | 200 | Buildings. | 1 | 500. | 00 | C. Banks and 9 others. |          
| John Armistead. | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 20 |   | 100 | 100 | Freedmen Houses | 1 |   |   |   |
| John Winder | Eliz. City Co. | Back River. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 60 | 40 | 130 | 170 | Buildings. | 1 | 200. | 00 | John Dixon and 3 others. |  
| Algernon  Whiting. | Eliz. City Co. | Sawyer Swamp Road. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned. | 60 | 50 | 200 | 250 | Freedmen Houses. | 1 | 300. | 00 | William Jackson and 3 others. | 
| Total |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 2955 | 2106 | 5115 | 7446 |   |   | 5335 | 00 |   |

NOTES-1. In the column of Remarks will be stated the number of Refugees or Freedman 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 the Report, they will be attached together by proper fasteners on the lefthand 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: District No. 9 State of Va.
DATE: September 1865

[[crossed out]] Assistant Commissioner [[/crossed out]]

  

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