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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 3d District of the State of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the 3d District of the State of Virginia, during the month ending 30th November, 1865.

[[14 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. | REMARKS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unknown | Henrico | On Bluff foot of Broad Street formally known as Chimborazo Hospital. |   |   |   |   | Lands 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 and Freedmen. There are at this Camp Eleven Hundred and Seventy two, all self sustaining except Eighty Three. |
| Walter Gwynne | Richmond | On 2d Street between Leigh & Jackson | Aug 1st | Poss: ordered by Mil: Authorities | Novr. 3d | Restored to owner | Abandoned | House & Lot |   |   |   | One $15 | Restored to the owner by Special Orders No 93. Head quarters Assistant Commissioner State of Virginia, Richmond Va November 3d 1865. |
| Unknown | Henrico | Formally known as Camp Lee | Aug 10 | Turned over by Mil: Authorities |   |   | Lands abandoned Barracks Confiscated |   |   |   |   | Thirty one Barracks & 3 Buildings | These Barracks were built by the Confederates as a camp of instruction and are now used as a Camp for Freedmen and Refugees. There are at this Camp Three hundred inmates, all of whom are self sustaining. Also ninety seven col'd orphans Rationed by Govt. and clothed and attended by Northern Associations |
| Unknown | Henrico | Formally known as Howard Grove Hospital |   | Turned over by Mil: Authorities |   |   | Lands Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Fourteen Barracks | These Barracks were built by the Confederates as a Hospital, and are now used as a Camp for Refugees and Freedmen. There are at this Camp two hundred and thirty seven inmates. |

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: Richmond Va
DATE: December 1865

H S Merrell
Lieut & Superintendent [[strikethrough]] Assistant Commissioner. [[/strikethrough]]

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