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MONTHLY REPORT of Capt Wm. P. Austin A.A.Q.M. Sub, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State 1st. Dist of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the 1st. Dist State of Virginia, during the month ending 31st. October 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Craney Island | Norfolk Co. | In Elizabeth River |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Unknown | Leased to A. A. Binkley, @ $75 00/00 pr Year | 
| Jenkins |   | Western Branch, Land Wilson, et al |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | No Buildings | Unoccupied - Not rented | 
| Pointdexter C. B. |   | South Branch Opp Navy [[?]]. |   |   |   |   |   | 50 | 35 | 25 | 110 | 1 Frame Building - 4 Quarters | Leased by James. B. Whitehead @ $75 00/00 pr Yr |
| Taylor Wm. E. |   | Masons Creek & Little Bay |   |   |   |   |   | 270 | 630 | 300 | 1200 | 1 Frame Building 4. Qrs. 191. huts | Occupied as Poor Farm | 
| Wise Henry, A. | Princess Anne | Eastern Branch, Land Roberts, et al |   |   |   |   |   | 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 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.

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

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