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0309

MONTHLY REPORT of Captain Moses Gill, Assistant [[Strikethrough]] Commissioner [[/Strikethrough]] Superintendent of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the [[Strikethrough]] State [[/Strikethrough]] County of Prince William, "Virginia," of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the [[Strikethrough]] State [[/Strikethrough]] County of Prince William Va, during the month ending November, 1865.

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| NAME OF FORMER OWNER | LOCATION. COUNTY [[Strikethrough]] OR PARISH [[/strikethrough]] | 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.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eppa Hunton. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by the county road landing from Brenton to the Bristol Station, on the south, east and west by lands of the Nichols Wm W. Davis and Rhoda Lovelace. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   |   | 40. | 40. | None. | No one being upon it. |
| Eppa Hunton. | Prince William | Bordered on the north by the county road in the south by Huntons land, east by Horn backers estate, west by Dan's land. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 
 | 4 | 4 | The house on this land is very nearly destroyed.| Not occupied.|
| William Thornton. | Prince William | Bounded on the west by the county road leading from Brentsville to Bristol Station on the east by the Compton farm on the south by Broad Barn's. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 5. | 8. | 175. | 188. | 1 two story dwelling house & out buildings | Mrs. Thornton moved into the house about last of September 1865. |
| William W. Thornton. | Prince William | Bordered on the north by the county road leading from Brentsville to Bristol Station on the west by lands of Mrs Williams on the south by cattle road on the east by Lipscomb farm. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 44 1/4 | 195. | 239 1/4. | No buildings | Not occupied |
| Francis C. Smith. | Prince William | Bounded on the south by land of Duncan on the north by land of [[?]] Mclain, on the east by land of J.L Smith |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 150 | 350 | 500. | No buildings | Not occupied |
| Norborn Berkley. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by land of Enfield on the east by land of Robert Rose, Ewell and Berklay, on the south by land of Edmond Berkley |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 200 |   | 200. | No buildings | Not occupied |
| Edmond Berkley. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by land of Norborn Berkley and Emily J Ewell on the east by lands of George Norris and Mrs Gallagher on the south by lands of Pratt and Falley on the east by line of Fauquier county. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 90 | 810 | 900 | 1800. | 1 two story house and barn. | Edmond Berkly resides on the place himself. |
| F. A. Weedon. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road on the east by land of Sibley and B. Browney, on the south by land of Johnson and the west by land of Mr Johnson |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 5 | 295 | 300. | None | No one living on this land. |
| Benjamin Cockerell. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by land of Thomas Jones on the east and south by lands of John Austin on the west by lands of Mrs. Foster |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 6 | 144 | 100 | 250. | 1 dwelling house | Thomas Ellicott lives on the place |
| James L. Oden. | Prince William | Bounded on the west by land of No. Berkley on the east by land of W Hutchinson on the north by land of W Hutchinson on the south by lands of Smith and Poland |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 50 | 250 | 300. | Building being erected| No one living on this land. |
| William N. Berkley. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by land of J.P. Oden, Timmons house,  on the Carolina road on the east by the old Carolina road, on the west by the Bull run boundaries |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 25 | 225 | 250 | 200. | 1 dwelling house | A man by name of Harrison resides on this farm |
| A. D. Wrae. | Prince William | Bounded on the east by the Cherry Hill Farm, on the south by the land of  Colain on the west by land of I R Thayer |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   |   |   | 40 |   |   |
| John A. King. | Prince William | In the village of Occaquon on the corner of Union and Mills Street sunning on 100 feet on Union Strees 416 feet on Mills Street |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   |   |   |   | 1 two story building needs repairing | No one occupies this building |

| Benjamin Johnson. | Prince William | Bounded on the north by Timmons estate on the east by land of F.A. Weedon, on the south by lands of Mrs Pockwell and Johnson. |   |   | {1865 Novbr 14.  | Restored to Benjamin Johnson, p. special order NO 100 dated  | Confiscated |   |   |   |   |   |    |

| Benjamin Johnson. * | Prince William | Bounded on the east by lands of P T Reese on the north by land of Reese and M.B. Godfrey and Rothman's estate, on these with G Sherwood as late |   |   |  { 1865 Novbr 14. | bureau of RF and A Lands Hd Qrs Asst comnr state of Va Richmond Va November 14 1865   | Confiscated |   |   |   |   |   |   |

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: Brentsville Va.
Moses Gill
Capt. and Assistant Supt. [[Strikethrough]] Commissioner [[/Strikethrough]] 
Prince William County.
DATE:  November 30/65

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--------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 11:42:15 Can now be marked as complete, only one [[?]] remains. * The forename before "Mclain" looks like "Pitors". *Berkley [Berkeley, Berkly] *Everything else looks complete. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-12 23:50:37