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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 Sub Dist Dist [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] of Virginia, of Abandoned or Confiscated Lands in his possession in the 1st Sub Dist Dist [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] of Virginia, during the month ending August 31st, 1868.

[[16 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. | Length of time rented | Rent per Month | REMARKS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Myers Robert | Norfolk Va.| Newtown Portsmouth Va | Nov 1865 | Major Morse Treas'y Agt |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Frame Dwelling |   |   | Occupied by owner no Rent received |
| United States | Norfolk Va.| In Elizabeth River | June 1865 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned |   |   |   |   | Craney Island | Unknown | $6 25/100 | Leased to HA Bentley $75 pr Annum |
| Wise Henry | Princess Ann | Eastern Branch Lands of Roberts et al | June 1865 | Unknown |   |   | Abandoned | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 | 1 Frame House - 4 Quarter - 49 Huts | 1 Year | $23 96/100 | Rented to Freed People |

| TOTAL. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 250 | 50 | 450 | 750 |   |   |   |   |

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: August 31st 1868
JH Remington
Bvt Maj and Sub Assistant Commissioner.
1st Sub Dist. of Virginia

Transcription Notes:
Duplicate or page 52 and page 70. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-08-25 14:02:46 This is not a duplicate of page 52-these reports were updated and filed monthly--they have different dates. Errors corrected. This page is however a copy of what appears on page 70 (written in a different hand) ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-08-27 16:03:44