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Monthly Report of Marcus S. Hopkins 1st Lieut. V.R.C., Assistant County [[strikethrough]] Commissioner [[/strikethrough]] Superintendent of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] County of Prince Wm. Va. of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the County [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] of Prince Wm. Va. during the month ending in January 31", 1866.

[[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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Eppa Newton | Prince Wm. | Bounded on the North by the road leading from Brentsville, to Bristoe Station, on the South, East, & West by land of A. Nicol, W. W. Davis, & R. Lovelace. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   |   | 40 | 40 | None | No one living upon it. |   
| Eppa Newton | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by County road, South by Thornton's land, East by Hornbacker's land West by Davis' land. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   |   | 4 | 4 | One nearly destroyed | Not occupied |   
| Wm. W. Thornton | Prince Wm. | Bounded West by County road leading from Brentsville to Bristoe Station. East by Compton Farm, South by Broad Run. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 5 | 8 | 175 | 188 | One two story dwelling house and out buildings | Mrs. Thornton moved into it about the last of Sept. 1865. |   
| Wm. W. Thornton | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by road leading from Brentsville to Bristoe Station, West by land of Mrs. Williams, South by Kettle Run, East by Lipscomb's Farm. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 44 1/4 | 195 | 239 1/4 | Ten buildings | Not occupied |  
| Francis L. Smith | Prince Wm. | Bounded South by land of Duncan, North by land of W. McLain; East by land of F. L. Smith. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 150 | 350 | 500 | No buildings | Restored to Mr. Smith by Special Order No 128, dated Office Asst. Com. of Va. Richmond December 28" 1865. | 
| Norburn Berkley | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by land of Enfield. East by land of R. Rose, Ewell and Berkley; South by land of Edmund Berkley. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 200 |   | 200 | No buildings | Not occupied |  
| Edmond Berkley | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by land of Norborn Berkley Baily & P Ewell; East by lands of George Norris & Mrs. Gallagher; South by land of Pratt & Talley; West by line of Fauquier Co. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 90 | 870 | 900 | 1800 | One two story house and barn | Edward Berkley resides on the place | 
| F. A. Weedon | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by Orange & Alexandria R.R.; East by land of Sibley & B. Browning; South by land of Johnson; West by land of Mrs. Johnson. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 5 | 295 | 300 | None | Not occupied | 
| Benjamin Cockerell | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by land of Thomas Jones; East & South by land of John Austin; West by land of Mrs. Foster. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 6 | 144 | 100 | 250 | One dwelling house | Thomas Ellicott lives on the place | 
| James L. Oden | Prince Wm. | Bounded West by land of W. Berkley; East by land of W. Hutchinson; North by lands of Rinders; South by land of Smith and Poland. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   | 50 | 250 | 300 | Building being erected | No one living on the place |  
| Wm. N. Berkley | Prince Wm. | Bounded North by land of J. S. Oden, Skinners heirs on the Carolina road, East by the old Carolina road; South by land of R. Rose; West by the Bull Run Mountains. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated | 25 | 225 | 250 | 500 | One dwelling house | A Mr. Harrison lives on the place |  
| A.D. Wrae | Prince Wm. | Bounded East by the Cherry Hill Farm; South by land of Chamberlain, West by land of Thayer. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |    |   |   | 40 |   |   |  
| John A. King | Prince Wm. | In the village of Occoquon, on the corner of Union and Mills Streets, running on 800 feet on Union Street, & 16 feet on Mills Street. |   |   |   |   | Confiscated |   |   |   |   | One two story building in a damaged condition | No one living in the building. |
Total.  

NOTES-1. In the column of Remarks will be states 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 Prince Wm. Co. Va.
Date: January 31" 1866.

Marcus S. Hopkins
1st Lieut. V.R.C. &. Assistant [[strikethrough]] Commissioner. [[/strikethrough]]
Prince Wm. Co. Va.

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