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0939 Portsmouth Va Nov 11th 1865 Charles H Johnston Asst Supt Freedmens B & A.L Your petitioner would respectfully ask that his house situated in Newtown Va and at present in the hands of your Bureau be returned to him. Annexed will be found Certificate No 1 (Marked A) certifying that only one piece of my property has been sold. No 2 (Marked B) is a copy of the amnesty Oath No 3 (Marked C) is a copy of the deed of the property asked for. No 4 is a certificate that your petitioner does not come under any of the exceptions in the Amnesty Proclamation having only been a warrant Officer in the Navy Very Respectfully John Owens