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0517

Portsmouth Va.
Sept: 13th. 1865

Col. O. D. Brown
Ch: Bu. Freedmen &c.
for State of Virginia.

The petition of A M Tabb president, respectfully represents that he is the President of an association known as the "Portsmouth Building Association" organized & incorporated on the 15th, day of Decr. 1856, as will more fully appear by the copy of an act of incorporation marked (A.) & filed as part of this petition.

That said association subsequent to its incorporation, purchased certain real estate in said City from one Jno. T. West and Margaret Davis as will more fully appear by reference to Deeds herewith filed marked ("B." & C) & asked to be taken as part of this petition. That said association has built upon said real estate tenaments in number six, That said tenaments on the breaking out of the war were in the possession of tenants of said association. That some time during the war, the Treasury agent, at this place took charge of said tenaments & in the

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