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0998 To Col O. Brown. Commissioner for Virginia. Your petitioner John A Green of the County of Warwick, would respectfully submit, that by virtue of Special Orders No 53. Bureau R. F & A. L. Head Quarters Richmond Sept 12th 1865. his land property was restored to William G. Young his guardian. That said William G. Young has given your petitioner a full and absolute power of attorney in reference to said property: your petitioner would respectfully represent that he has taken and subscribed the oath as prescribed in the Amnesty Proclamation of 29th May - and he would further state that there are many things of a personal character belonging to your petitioner scattered among various parties in the counties of Warwick and York. to which paid parties have no right or claim whatsoever - the said property never having been sold or in any ways disposed of by the Government - In consideration of the premises, your petitioner would most respectfully ask that said property may be restored to him. & also that he may permitted to collect and secure the rents accruing there upon his said land. I am. Col. Very Respectful John. A. Green
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Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 07:04:29
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missing NARA#
the remaining [[?]] is not the word "outlined", so I put a questionmark back in. It has something to do with legally transferring the property to his guardian.
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there is only one "t" in the word, so "entrusted" isn't it. I think it might be "restored"
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