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0608

To the Hon Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the
Treasury, Washington, D.C. - 

The Petition of Abram F Leonard, of Norfolk,
Virginia, respectfully sets forth: -

That he is the owner of certain houses & lots in the said city of Norfolk, viz: Nos 22, 23 & 24 Bank street, 26 & 28 West Freemason street, 14 Williams street, 111 South Church street, 3 small tenements on the North side of Charlotte street, one undivided half of Nos 17, 19 & 21 Main Street, one undivided fourth of Nos 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 & 20 Talbot street, &c; the rents of which are now received by an agent or agents of the Treasury Department, & possession withheld
from the petitioner -

That the petitioner has never been in the military, or civil service, or employment, of the enemies of the United States, or done any act by which he should have forfeited possession of his property under the laws - That, for nearly eight years past, he has been an invalid, from chronic inflammation of the knees, & has been, & is still, unable to walk about without crutches - That, on account of his physical condition, he has endeavored to keep out of the way of the movements of the contending armies - & has
sought retreat in the rural portions of Virginia & N. Carolina. The petitioner never abandoned his said property in Norfolk, but, when he removed from the city (in the month of May 1862.

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