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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 Dist State of Virginia, of abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the 1st Dist State of Virginia, during the month ending January, 1867.

[[14 columned table]]
| NAME OF FORMER OWNER. | LOCATIONS. COUNTY OR PARISH. | LOCATION. OTHER BOUNDARIES. | ALETERATIONS 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carter Mrs | Norfolk County | No 40 Cumberland Street | Decbr 63 | Major Morse Tres Agent | Jany 27.64 | Dropped by virtue endorsement from Hd. Qrs. Asst. Comr. of Va. |   |   |   |   | √ | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by FA Johnson no rent received |
| Forrest Wm S | Norfolk County | No 6 Brewer | Jany 64 | Major Morse Tres Agent |    |    |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Owner |  
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk County | No 4 Bute | Decbr 63 | Capt Low A.Q.M. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by L. A. Maines for $3.00 pr mt | 
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk County | No 6 Bute | Decbr 63 | Capt Low A.Q.M. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Malinda West  $7.00 pr mt |    
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk County | No 24 Brewer | Decbr 63 | Capt Low A.Q.M. | Jany 28 67 | S.O. No 14 Hd Qrs Asst Com Dept Pot |   |   |   |   | √ | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Miles Butt  $5.00 pr mt |  
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk County | No 26 Brewer | Decbr 63 | Capt Low A.Q.M. | Jany 28 67 | S.O. No 14 Hd Qrs Asst Com Dept Pot |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by F. Johnson Cold  $5.00 | 
| Ludlow John R | Norfolk County | Corner of Bute & Catherine St | Sept 64 | Maj Morse Tres Agent |   | S.O. No 14 Hd Qrs Asst Com Dept Pot |   |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Occupied by Owner No rents Recd |
| Messick W. W. | Norfolk County | Corner of Charlotte | Jany 64 | Maj Morse Tres Agent |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Occupied by Owner No rents Recd | 
| Mapp Richard | Norfolk County | Corner of Queen | Jany 64 | Maj Morse Tres Agent |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Reported Sold by U. S. Dist Court |
| Southgate | Norfolk County | Corner of Fenchurch | Decbr 64 | Maj Hudson Tres Agt |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Brick Seminary | Head Qrs Supt 1st Dist Va |
| Taylor Anne | Norfolk County | No 9. Queen Street | June 64 | Maj Morse Tres Agt | Jany 29 67 | Dropped by virtue endorsement from H'd Qrs Asst Com. of Va. |   |   |   |   | √ | Brick Dwelling | Occupied by heirs |   
| Turner | Norfolk County | Near Fort Norfolk Va | June 64 | Maj Morse Tres Agt |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Unknown | 
| White Caleb | Norfolk County | Newtons Wharf | Sept 64 | Cir. No 1. Land Dept B.R.F.&A.L. | Jany 25 67 | S.O. No 24 Hd Qrs Asst Comr |   |   |   |   | √ | Brick Dwelling | No rents recd Rent paid to Newton Owner | 
| Williamson Wm | Norfolk County | Granby Street | Nov 63 | Maj Morse Tres Agent |   |   |   |   |   |   | √ | Brick Dwelling | Libel dismissed favor of SOn who is Engineer in U.S. Navy | 
| Barker | Norfolk City | Newtown | Jany 65 | Maj Morse Tres Agent |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Unkown |
| Herbert Wm L. | Norfolk City | Newtown | Sept 65 | Maj Morse Tres Agent |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Occupied by Wm Moore Godwin Agent |
| Lee Mrs | Norfolk City | Newtown | Nov 65 | Capt. Low. A.Q.M |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Vacant Lot | Not Leased |
| Myers Robert | Norfolk City | Newtown | Nov 65 | Maj Morse Tres Agt |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by owner No Rent Received | 
| Parrish Lewis | Norfolk City | Crabbe Street | Nov 65 | Maj Morse Tres Agt |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Mr. E. Guy Agent | 
| Parks William | Norfolk City | King Street | Sept 65 | Maj Morse Tres Agt |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occpd by Ann Wilson &c. Rent Recd by Owner | 
| Peed Mrs | Norfolk City | Court Street | Sept 65 | Maj Morse Tres Agt |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occpd by Owner No Rent Received | 
| Reese S. D. | Norfolk City | County Street |   |   | 1866 March 26 | S.O. No 51. H'd Qr. Asst Comr of Va. |   |   |   |   | √ | Frame Dwelling | Occpd by Mr Pettit | 
| United States | Norfolk City | Water Street | Oct 65 | Capt Low A.Q.M. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Transportation Office | Unoccupied | 
| Williams W. A. | Norfolk City | Newtown |   | Unknown |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by son |
| Craney Island | Norfolk Co. | In Elizabeth River |   | Unknown |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Leased to H. H. Beatty @ $75.00 pr year |    
| Jenkins |   | Western Branch Land Nelson et al |   | Unknown | Jany 12 67 | Spec Or No 6 Hd Qr. Asst Comr |   |   |   |   | √ | No Buildings | Unoccupied Not Rented | 
| Poindexter I. B. |   | South Branch Opp. Navy Yd. |   | Unknown |   |   |   | 50 | 35 | 25 | 110 | 1 Frame building 4 Quarters | Leased by James B Whitehead at $75.00 pr mt |  
| Taylor Wm E |   | Masons Creek Little Bay |   | Unknown | Jany 26 67 | S.O. No 13 Hd Qr Asst Comr |   | 270 | 630 | 300 | 1200  √ | 1 Frame building 4 Quarters 191 huts | Occupied as Poor Farm |
| Wise Henry A. | Pr. Anne Co. | Eastern Branch Land Roberts et al |   | Unknown |   |   |   | 250 | 511 | 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: Norfolk Va.
DATE: Jany 31st 1867
Wm P. Austin
Capt A.A.QM. & Sub Assistant Commissioner
Bureau R.F. & A Lands Supt 1st Dist Va

Transcription Notes:
Mrs Carter Forrest Messick Elisha Peed -There are no asterisks on this page. Those are marks on the paper indicating where the page may be bound together with others. -notice that the writer does not always cross his t's when they appear as the last letter in a word. It can look like an "h" when it is a "t". "Court" or "Dist" or "mt" (short for month) for example