The Freedmen's Bureau Online

Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Louisiana
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869.
National Archives Microfilm Publication M1027, Roll 33
"Reports Relating to the Condition of Freedmen"

Report of Indigent and Destitute Whites and Freed People in the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana applying for relief from the 1^st day of May 1868 to the 31^st day of May 1868.

Freed People Name	Age	Sex	Causes of Destitution	Name of Police Jurors Certifying to Destitution	Date when reported to A. S. A. C.
Mandy Smith	48	M	Indigence, no means of support	Reported in person	April 28^th, 1868
Mary Smith & 3 children	35	F	Indigence	"	"
William Briggs	64	M	Age and infirmities	"	"
Serena Briggs & 4 children	48	F	Infirmities	"	"
Pleasant Long	47	M	Infirmities	"	"
Eliza Long & 3 children	35	F	Indigence, no means of support	"	"
George Williams	45	M	Indigence, no means of support	"	"
Mary Williams & 2 children	34	F	Indigence, no means of support	"	"
Franklin Kenyo	36	M	Indigence, no means of support	"	"
Martha Kenyo & 2 children	34	F	Indigence, no means of support	"	"
Harry Butler	40	M	Indigence, no means of support	"	"
Diana Butler	39	F	Indigence & infirmities	"	"
Green Hart	46	M	Failure of crop by overflow	"	April 27^th, 1868
Caroline Hart & 2 children	40	F	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Mary Ann Johnson & 4 children	35	F	Widow, no means of support	"	"
Rubber Warren	27	M	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Emily Warren & 1 child	21	F	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Mary Ann Ord & 3 children	27	F	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Isaac Daniel	54	M	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Jane Daniel & 6 children	26	F	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Solomon Hart	70	M	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Morning Hart & 4 orphan children	62	F	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Eli Clark & 6 children	52	M	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Edmond Hart	28	M	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"
Caroline Hart & 3 children	27	F	Failure of crop by overflow	"	"

REMARKS (which will contain the reason why the Parish Authorities fail to provide for their own destitute): The Parish is unable to support indigent and destitute people by reason of the poor condition of its finances which has been caused by the mismanagement of former tax collectors. Parish Bonds are worth about twenty cents on the dollar and no money in the Treasury to redeem them. The within named parties have reported in person by reason of the negligence of the members of the Police Jury.

Madisonville, La.
April 30^th, 1868
Capt. W. N. R. Hangen
Asst. Sub. Comr. B. R. F. & A. L.
Parishes Washington & St. Tammany, La.