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0264

City of Norfolk, to Wit.

On this 5th day of October 1865, before me the undersigned a Notary Public in & for the City aforesaid personally appeared Allen Howard, who, being by me first duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is personally acquainted with Absalom Bland who is making application to the Govt. for the restoration of a house and lot late the property of John R. Knewstep at Comm. Leland street in the City of Norfolk, and devised by said Knewstep to his wife Mary Knewstep, who since the death of said John R. Knewstep has married withal and is now the wife of said Absalom Bland; and that the said Absalom Bland is, in right of his said wife, the owner of said house and lot.

Allen Howard

Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned a Notary Public in and for the City of Norfolk Virginia. In witness

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