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MONTHLY REPORT of   , Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State of _________, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in State of   , during the month ending   , 186 .

[[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.|
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[[note]] Ninth District Captain Wilder Superintendent [[/note]]
| Thomas Gray | Eliz City | Fox Hill | √ |   | Dec 13 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 120 | Abandoned | 20 | 5 | 25 | 30 | Buildings |   |
| John Giddings | Eliz City | Salt Pond | √ |   | Dec 13 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 120 | Abandoned | 20 | 10 | 20 | 30 | Buildings |   |
| R. L. Hudgins | Eliz City | Back River | √ |   | Dec 14 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 121 | Abandoned |   |   |   | 85 |   |   |
| Thomas Phillips | Eliz City |   | x not before reported | Dec 13 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 120 | Abandoned |   |   |   | 70 |
| E. E. Savage |  Eliz City |   | x  √ |   | Dec 15 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 122 | Abandoned |   |   |   | 30 |
| Catherine Watts | Eliz City | Back River | √ |   | Dec 19 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 125 | Abandoned | 100 | 25 | 150 | 175 | Buildings |   |
| Henry Buchannon | Hampton |   | √ |   | Dec 20 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 126 | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | House Lots |   |
| Wm Ham | Hampton |   | √ |   | Dec 20 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 120 | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | House Lots |   |
| H Hull Jr | Hampton |   |  x not before reported |   | Dec 22 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 127 | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | House Lots |   |
|   |   | Total No of Acres restored in Elizabeth City County |   |   |   |   |   | - | 40 | 195 | 420 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| John Gambol Est "Homestead" | Warwick Co. | N. by W. Smith S. by W. Brunivill W. by James River | √ |   | Dec 7 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 116 | Abandoned | 30 | 300 | 100 | 400 | Houses & out buildings |   |
| John Gambol Est "Lougham" | Warwick Co. |   | √ |   | Dec 7 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 116 | Abandoned |   |   |   | 300 | No Buildings |   |
| John Gambol Est "Joys" | Warwick Co. |   | √ |   | Dec 7 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 116 | Abandoned |   |   |   | 300 | No Buildings |   |
| D. P. Jones | Warwick Co. | N by Taft. E. by Patrick. S. by Young W. by Cox &c | √ |   | Dec 7 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 116 | Abandoned | 75 | 426 | 190 | 616 | Houses & Kitchen |   |
| D. P. Jones | Warwick Co. | N by Dam E. by Mrs Keller W by Main Road S by Russell | √ |   | Dec 7 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 116 | Abandoned | 25 | 138 | 25 | 163 | Houses | 8 Tenents  |
|   |   | Total No of Acres restored in Warwick County |   |   |   |   |   | - | 864 | 315 | 1779 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| R. H. Armstead | York Co. | 12 miles west of Yorktown near Williamsburg | √ |   | Dec 12 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 128 | Abandoned | 10 1/2 | 30 | 100 | 130 | No Buildings | 2 Tenents  |
| Robert Cook | York Co. | By Hudgins Smith & others | √ |   | Dec 16 & 18 | By order Col O Brown S.O. 123 & 124 | Abandoned | 124 | 200 | 400 | 600 |   | 15 Tenents  |
|   |   | Total No of Acres restored in York County |   |   |   |   |   | - | 230 | 500 | 730 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
[[note]] Tenth District Major Johnson Supt [[/note]]
| Frances L Smith | Prince Wm Co. | On South by Land of Duncan On North by Land of McLain On East by Land or F L Smith | √ |   | Dec 28/65 | Per S.O. No 128 from Hd Qrs Asst Comr State of Va Dated Dec 28/65 | Confiscated |   | 150 | 350 | 500 | None  | Not Occupied |
|   |   | Total No of Acres restored in Prince William Co  |   |   |   |   |   | - | 150 | 350 | 500 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

Transcription Notes:
To original transcriber. Ditto marks are to be transcribed with what they represent without bracket etc... so Abandoned not [[Abandoned]] for example. (See F.B. transcription instructions) Checked for alignment in https://markdownlivepreview.com "Ninth District Captain Wilder Superintendent" is included in the first line of the table since there are several one line headings within the document, they are all included (rather than putting them above outside of the table) ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 10:12:50 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 11:44:35 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 13:51:45 Emily, the notes entered among rows do not have any characteristics of row headings, help with how to transcribe please -