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MONTHLY REPORT of Capt. Stuart Barnes AQM and Supt. 2d District, [[strikethrough]] Assistant Commissioner [[/strikethrough]] of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the [[strikethrough]] State of [[/strikethrough]] 2nd District, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Virginia 2d District, during the month ending March 31st, 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
Dinwiddie County
| 1 Job. A. Talmadge. |   | Near Poplar Spring Church |   |   |   |   | Abandoned | 25 | 50 | 200 | 275 | 1 Dw'lg house and Govt bldgs | See back of report |
| 2 Confed. Government. |   | Outside City limits on S.S.R.R. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   | 1½ | 1½ |   | Leased for three years from Dec 11, 1865. |
Brunswick County
| 3 T. Branch |   | Village of Laurenceville |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   | 1½ | 1½ | Old Tavern | Used formerly as Confed store house |
Powhatan County
| 4 Three sisters, names unknown |   | Hugenot [[Huguenot]] Springs 4 miles from Rich'd. R.R. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   | 60 | One large hotel and 20 out buildings | See back of report |
Prince George County
| 5 Frank Green |   | Three miles from Pr. Geo. C.H. |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   | 400 |   |   |
| 6 H.W. Machew |   | City Point, near the wharf |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   | ½ | One building Govt. office. |   |
| 7 Wm. Braggs Estate |   | City Point |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   | ½ | ½ |   |   |
| 8 Wm Nelson |   | On Appomattox River |   |   |   |   | Abandoned |   |   | 120 | 120 | Ten ruined Barracks | On this farm are two freedmen, with their families who are self supporting |
| 9 Richard Epps |   | City Point, 500 ft. wharf. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 10 McIlwaine and Co |   | City Point, 100 ft. wharf. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 11 Proctor and Comer |   | City Point, 100 ft. wharf. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 12 Wm. G. Birchett |   | City Point, 200 ft. wharf. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 13 C Proctor |   | City Point, 200 ft. wharf. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| TOTAL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 25 | 50 | 323½ | 859 |   |   |

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: Petersburg Va.
DATE: March 31st 1866

Stuart Barnes
Capt A.Q.M. and Supt 2nd Dist [[strikethrough]] Assistant Commissioner. [[/strikethrough]] 

Transcription Notes:
Huguenot Springs confirmed in Powhatan County, Va. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-12 11:09:48 -Removed extra spaces that were causing the table to not format properly. Verified in Markdown Preview. -"Old Tavern" not "Old Town" ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-12 12:55:04