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MONTHLY REPORT of Bvt. Maj. J. H. Remington 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. District State of Virginia, during the month ending 30th. April, 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 L. | Norfolk Co | No. 6. Brewer Street, Norfolk Va. | June 1865 | Maj. Morse. Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by owner, no rent received |
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk Co | No. 4 Bute Street, Norfolk Va. | June 1865 | Maj. Morse. Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Leased to L.A. Minnis, @ $3 per month |
| Johnson Elisha | Norfolk Co | No. 6 Bute Street, Norfolk Va. | June 1865 | Maj. Morse. Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Leased to Malinda West, @ $7 per month |
| Mapp Richard | Norfolk Co | Queen Street, Norfolk Va. | June 1865 | Maj. Morse. Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Reported sold by United States District Court |
| Southgate | Norfolk Co | Fenchurch Street | June 1865 | Major Hudson Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Seminary | Hd. Qrs. Supt. 1st. District of Va |
| Williamson William | Norfolk Co | Granby Street | June 1865 | Major Morse Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Brick Dwelling | Libel dismissed in favor of son, who is engineer U.S.N. |
| Herbert Wm. L. | Norfolk Co | Newtown Portsmouth | Sept. 1865 | Major Morse Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Unknown | Occupied by Wm. Moore - Goodwin Agent |
| Myers Robert | Norfolk Co | Newtown Portsmouth | Nov. 1865 | Major Morse Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Owners, no rent received |
| Parks William | Norfolk Co | Kings Street Portsmouth | Sept. 1865 | Major Morse Tres. Agt. |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Anne. Wilson, rents recd. by owner |
| Williams, M.A. | Norfolk Co | Newtown Portsmouth | June, 1865 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling | Occupied by Son - no rent received |
| United States | Norfolk Co | In Elizabeth River | June, 1865 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Craney Island | Leased to H.A. Beatty @ $75.00 per Year |
| Pointdexter C.B | Norfolk Co | South Branch opp. Navy Yard | June, 1865 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned | 50 | 35 | 25 | 110 | 1 Frame building & 4 Quarters | Leased to Jno B Whitehead @ $75.00 per Year |
| Wise, Henry A. | Princess Anne | East'n. Branch land of Roberts et al | June, 1865 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 | 1. Frame House, 4 Qrs, 49 Huts | Occupied by Bureau R.F. & A.L. as Poor Farm |
| TOTAL. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 300 | 85 | 425 | 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: April 30th. 1867.

J. H. Remington
Bvt. Maj. & Sub Assistant Commissioner.
Bureau R.F. & A.L. 1st. Dist State of Virginia

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