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MONTHLY REPORT of Brvt Maj J. H. Remington 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 31st. March, 1867.

[[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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forrest Wm. S. | Norfolk Co. | No 6 Brewer Street | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Owner, no rents rec'd |
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk Co. | No 4. Bute Street | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Leased to L.A. Minnis for $3. pr month |
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk Co. | No 6 Bute Street | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Leased to Malinda West for $7- pr month |
| Ludlow John, R. | Norfolk Co. | Corner of Bute and Catherine Streets | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt | Mch 26/67 | S.O. 38. H'd Qrs Asst Comr. of Va. | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Occupied by Owner, no rent rec'd |
| Mapp Richard | Norfolk Co. | Queen Street | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Reported Sold by U.S. Dist Court |
| Southgate | Norfolk Co. | Fenchurch Street | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Seminary | Head Quarters Superintendent 1st Dist of Va |
| Williamson Wm. | Norfolk Co. | Granby Street | June 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Libel dismissed in favor of son who is engineer in U.S. Navy. |
| Herbert Wm. L. | Norfolk Co. | Newtown, Portsmouth | Sept 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Unknown | Occupied by Wm Moore - Goodwin Agent. |
| Myers Robt | Norfolk Co. | Newtown, Portsmouth | Nov. 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Owners, no rent received |
| Parks William | Norfolk Co. | King Street Portsmouth | Sept 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Anna Wilson - rents rec'd by Owner |
| Peed Mrs. | Norfolk Co. | Court Street Portsmouth | Sept 65 | Major Morse Tres. Agt | Mch/67 | By virtue of Letter from Asst Com Va. (S.O. 11. Asst Comr. Va. Jany 16. 1866) | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Owner, no rent rec'd |
| United States | Norfolk Co. | Water Street Portsmouth | Oct 65 | Capt Low A.Q.M. | Mch 6/67 | By virtue of Letter from Asst Com Va | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Transportation Office | Unoccupied - |
| Williams M. A. | Norfolk Co. | Newtown Portsmouth | June 65 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by son - no rent rec'd |
| United States | Norfolk Co. | In Elizabeth River | June 65 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Craney Island | Leased to H.A. Beatty @ $75- pr year |
| Poindexter C B. | Norfolk Co. | South Branch opp. Navy Yard. | June 65 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned | 50 | 35 | 25 | 110 | 1 Frame building 4 Quarters | Leased to J.B. Whitehead @ $75 pr year |
| Wise Henry, A. | Princess Anne County | Eastern Branch Land of Roberts et al | June 65 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 | 1 Frame House, 4 Qrs, 49 Huts | Occupied by Bureau RF and A.L. as Poor Farm. |
| TOTAL. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 300 | 85 | 475 | 860 |   |   |

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 Virginia
DATE: March 31, 1867.

J. H. Remington
Brvt Major A.A.Q.M. and Sub-Assistant Commissioner.
Bureau RF and A.L. 1st. Dist, State of Va. 

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partial ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-02 09:42:59 Removed asterisk before United States. That isnt an asterisk, but rather one of three marks on the page serving as hole-punch guides for binding these reports.