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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 Construction 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
Henry Stanton Laborer 1 3 4 1 3 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 June 30/66 $25 $6  
William Brooks Laborer 1 3 4 2 3 $3 Feb. 9, 1866   Feb. 9/66 May 31/66 $13 $3  
Hezekiah Ages Farmer 4 3 7 3 2 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 April 20/66 $18 $14 Paid by work at Freedmen's Cemetery
William Moore Laborer 1 1 2 4 1 $2.50 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 12/66 $1 $12.50  
Mary Early House Sevant - 1 1 5 1 $2.50 Jan. 1, 1866         $10 Vacated May 1st, 1866. See Room 26
Mary Harris Laundress 1 1 2 5 1 $2 May 3, 1866   May 3/66 May 25/66 $1.50 $3.50  
Randolph Jefferson Unknown - - - 6 1 $3 Jan. 1, 1866         $9 Died June 3rd, 1866
Edward Harris Laborer 4 4 8 8 2 $4 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Feb. 7/66 $5 $21  
Martha Johnson Unknown - - - 9 1 $2 Jan. 1, 1866         $4 Vacated March 3rd, 1866
Jere. Blackburn Laborer 1 1 2 9 1 $2 May 15,1866         $4  
William Johnson Wood Cutting 1 1 2 11 1 $2 July 1st, 1866         $2  
Samuel Thompson Farmer 1 1 2 12 2 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Feb. 15/66 $7.50 $28.50  
Lucinda Lee Laundress - 2 2 13 3 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 31/66 $5 $28  
Thomas Carter Laborer 2 4 6 14 1 $3 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 March 31,66 $9 $10  
Ruben Simms Laborer 1 3 4 15 2 $5 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 March 3/66 $15.50 $16.50  
Alexander Heard Laborer 1 - 1 16 1 $1 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 May 15/66 $4.50 $3.00  
Sina Thomas Unknown - - - 17 1 $1.50 Feb. 14, 1866   Feb. 14/66 March 6/66 $1 $1.25 Vacated March 30th, 1866
Sarah Bell Laundress - 1 1 18 2 $4 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 31/66 $4 $24  
Amy Briggs Laundress 1 1 2 19 1 $2.50 Before Jan. 1/66   Jan. 1/66 Feb. 6/66 $3 $14.50  
Ellen Munroe Laundress 1 1 2 20 2 $4 Feb. 12, 1866   Feb. 12/66 March 12/66 $4 $22  
Simon Spotsett Laborer 2 6 8 21 2 $3 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 Jan. 30/66 $2 $18  
Jack Lacy Shoemaker 6 4 10 22 2 $4 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 April 15/66 $14 $12  
Charles H. Majors Laborer 3 1 4 23 5 $9 Jan. 15, 1866   Jan. 15/66 June 6/66 $2 $52.50  
Thomas Johnson Grave Digger 2 1 3 24 1 $2 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 June 30/66 $12 $2  
Randall Ward Grave Digger 2 2 4 25 1 $3 Jan. 1, 1866   Jan. 1/66 June 30/66 $18 $3  
Mary Early House Servant - 1 1 26 1 $2 May 1, 1866       $2 $13  

Newton Whitten
Lieut. and Ass't Superintendent