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MONTHLY REPORT of Maj. Genl. J. M. Schofield, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the State of Virginia, during the month ending 30th. September 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Ninth District, Bvt: Maj: J.H. Remington, Supt.
| Price, Michael E. | Jefferson | Camp Hill. Harpers Ferry | Sept 1866 | Received from Dist: of Maryland |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling house |   |

Summary
Number of Acres of Land in possession of the Bureau Va on the 31st August 1866.
[[7 columned table]]
|   | DESCRIPTION. CULTIVATED. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres woodland. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres cleared. | DESCRIPTION. TOTAL NO. ACRES. | DESCRIPTION. BUILDINGS. | REMARKS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total number of acres in Norfolk County | 320 | 665 | 325 | 1310 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Princess Anne County | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Dinwiddie County | - | - | 1½ | 1½ |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Powhatan County | - | - | - | 60 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Prince George County | - | - | 121 | 521 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Elizabeth City County | 1200 | 836 | 1094 | 3170 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Warwick County | 96 | 461 | 280 | 2443 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in York County | 31½ | 1001 | 13½ | 807 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in King William County | - | - | - | 400 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Accomac County | - | - | - | 651 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Northampton County | - | 5 | 5 | 350 |   |   |
| Total number of acres in Prince William County | 25 | 515 | 544 | 1084 |   |   |
|   | 1922½ | 2632 | 2834 | 11547½* |   | * Gain of 385 acres in Warwick Co. caused by corrections in reporting the no of acres in the farms of Curtis, Cook, Jones and Mallicote. viz: 
Total no of acres on hand Aug 31st/66.  11.162½
Gain  385
11.547½ |

[[11 columned table]]
| Acres restored | Cultivated | Acres uncultivated Acres woodland | Acres uncultivated Acres cleared | Total No Acres | DESCRIPTION. CULTIVATED. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres woodland. | DESCRIPTION. ACRES UNCULTIVATED. Acres cleared. | DESCRIPTION. TOTAL NO. ACRES. | DESCRIPTION. BUILDINGS. | REMARKS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In Elizabeth City County | 80 | 25 | 95 | 200 |   |   |   |   |   | The difference in cultivated & uncultivated acres, from the August report is occasioned by corrections made in reporting the classification of the land contained in the farms in the 5th Dist - The total no of acres is not affected by this correction. |
| In Warwick County | 96 | 215 | 215 | 1041 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total |   |   |   |   | 176 | 240 | 310 | 1241 |   |   |
| Number of acres in possession of the Bureau 30th Sept. 1866. |   |   |   |   | 1746½ | 2392 | 2524 | 10306½ |   |   |

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 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: 20th. October 1866.

O Brown
Bvt Brig Genl Vols AAAG
In absence of Maj Genl Schofield Assistant Commissioner.

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-24 08:54:54 Roepening for transcription. Not properly formatted as a table all the way through. It's actually 3 separate tables. All info captured. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-06 07:37:54