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MONTHLY REPORT of Capt. Wm. P. Austin, AAQM & Sub-Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the 1st District State of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the 1st Dist State of Virginia, during the month ending 31st October, 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Craney Island |   | In Elizabeth River | Norfolk Co |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Unknown | Leased to A.A. Beatty, @ $75.00 per year |
| Jenkins |   | Westn Branch, Land Wilson et al. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | No Buildings | Unoccupied not rented |
| Pointdexter C.B |   | South Branch, Opp. Navy Yard |   |   |   |   |   | 50 | 35 | 25 | 110 | 1 Frame Building, 4 Quarters | Leased to James B. Whitehead @ $75.00 per year |
| Taylor Wm. E. |   | Masons Creek and Little Bay. |   |   |   |   |   | 270 | 630 | 300 | 1200 | 1 Frame Building 4 Qrs, 191 Huts | Occupied as Poor Farm |
| Wise Henry A |   | Eastern Branch, Land Roberts, et al. | Princess Anne Co. |   |   |   |   | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 | 1 Frame House, 2 Qrs 45 Huts | Occupied as Poor Farm. |
| TOTAL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 570 | 715 | 775 | 2060 |   |   |

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: 
DATE: 

Wm. P. Austin
Capt. A.A.Q.M. Sub-Assistant Commissioner.
Bureau R.F. & A.L. 1st Dist. Va.

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