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The Freedmen's Bureau Online

Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the District of Columbia
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869
National Archives Microfilm Publication M1055 Roll 21
"Monthly Reports of Bureau Tenants"


Report of Tenants Occupying Tenements under charge of the Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, District of Columbia, at Seward Barracks, Alexandria, Va. for the seven months ending July 31st, 1866

Name of Head of Family Occupation   of Head of Family Number of Males in family Number of Females in family Total number in family No. of Barracks No. of rooms Amt. paid per mo. Original entry as tenants Amt. in arrears date of last report From what date paid To what date paid Amount paid Amount in arrears date of this report Remarks
Thornton Hyatt Farmer - - - 167 1 $4 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 11/66 Feb. 28/66 $28 $19 Vacated April 15th, 1866
Anthony Tooms Laborer 1 2 3 1, 2, & 3 3 $2.50 May 1, 1866   May 1/66 June 30/66 $5 $2  
Ann Battle Laundress - 4 4 4 & 5 2 $4 May 1, 1866         $10  
Samuel Corbin Laborer 2 2 4 6 & 7 2 $3 March 1, 1866   March 1/66 July 31/66 $12 $0  
Murray Whirley Unknown - - - 8 1 $3 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 20/66 $2 $4 Vacated March 5th, 1866
Matilda Alexander Unknown - - - 9 1 $3 Jan. 1/ 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 3/66 $0.50 $5.50 Vacated March 23rd, 1866
Phillip Butler Laborer 3 1 4 10 2 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 5/66 $0.50 $10 Vacated March 23, 1866
Peyton Gilison Laborer 1 1 2 10 2 $2 June 1, 1866       $0.00 $3  
Henry Willis Laborer - - - 11 2 $5 Jan. 1, 1866         $10 Vacated March 3rd, 1866
Louisa Pinkerton Unknown - - - 12 1 $2 Jan. 20, 1866   Jan. 20/66 Feb. 15/66 $1.50 $1.20 Vacated March 6, 1866
Henry Ross Laborer 1 2 3 12 1 $2 March 31, 1866         $7  
Jacob Ransom Farmer 1 5 6 13 2 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Feb. 28/66 $10 $22  
Eliza Davis Laundress - 4 4 15 1 $3 Jan. 5, 1866   Jan. 5/66 Jan. 20/66 $1.50 $18  
John Ford Laborer 1 3 4 16 2 $4 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 March 25/66 $11 $17  

Newton Whitten
Lieut. and Ass't Superintendent