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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 34
"Register of Applications of Freedmen for Land"
List of Applications for Government Lands by Freedmen in
accordance with Circular No. 10 - Headquarters Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, Abandoned Lands,
State of Louisiana, with detailed statement.
181. Name: Jacob Hart and 3 others, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 4th. No. of family: 4 men, 3 women, 1 child. No. of
acres desired: 40. Location: ----. Means: 2 Horses, 1 plow, 1 cart,
harness, hoes &c. Remarks: Will plant potatoes, cotton, corn &c.
182. Name: Robert Cook, Freedman. Date: New
Orleans, Oct. 4th. No. of family: 3 men, 3 women, 2 children. No. of
acres desired: 30. Location: ---. Means: 2 Plows, hoes, axes &c. Remarks:
Will plant potatoes, cotton, corn &c.
183. Name: Henry J. Jackson, Freedman. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 4th. No. of family: 2 men. No. of acres desired:---.
Location: Stevenson Plantation, Parish of West Feliciana. Means: Stated as
sufficient. Remarks: Will plant cotton &c.
184. Name: Henry Minor and 4 others, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 5th. No. of family: 5 men, 4 women, 9 children. No.
of acres desired: 50. Location: Milis Taylor Plantation, Parish Consumption. Means:
3 Horses, 1 mule, 1 cart, 400 barrels of corn.
185. Name: Dick Plummer and David Noel,
Freedmen. Date: New Orleans, Oct. 5th. No. of family: 2 men, 4
women, 2 children. No. of acres desired: 25. Location: ----. Means: 2
Axes and hoes.
186. Name: David Ross and 3 brothers, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 5th. No. of family: 4 men, 4 women, 9 children. No.
of acres desired: 20. Location: Norry Yard Plantation, Parish of New Orleans. Means:
4 Horses & harnesses, 1 cart, $100 in cash. Remarks: This applicant desires
land elsewhere.
187. Name: Robert Butler and 5 others, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 7th. No. of family: 6 men, 4 women, 2 children. No.
of acres desired: ----. Location: Logan Plantation, Parish St. Charles. Means:
3 Horses, 2 plows, hoes &c., $60 worth of rice, wages due $600.00. Remarks: We
with to plant cotton &c.
188. Name: John Pierce, Freedman. Date: New
Orleans, Oct. 7th. No. of family: 1 man, 1 women, 1 child. No. of
acres desired: 15. Location: Hermitage Plantation, Parish of St. Charles. Means:
None.
189. Name: Napoleon Bonaparte, Freedman. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 7th. No. of family: 1 man, 1 woman, 6 children. No.
of acres desired: 10. Location: ----. Means: $30 in cash, 25 bbls. corn.
190. Name: Andrew Green and 9 others, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 7th. No. of family: 10 men, 10 women, 10 children. No.
of acres desired: 100. Location: Ashland Plantation, Parish of Ascension. Means:
$200 in cash, 5 bales of cotton, 600 barrels of corn &c., wages due $300. Remarks:
Wish to raise cotton, cane and corn.
191. Name: Alexander Hubanks and 10 others, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 7th. No. of family: 11 men, 8 women, 26 children. No.
of acres desired: 100. Location: Ashland Plantation, Parish of Ascension. Means:
$500 cash, 5 bales cotton, 350 bbls. corn. Remarks: Wish to raise corn, cotton
& cane.
192. Name: Adam Mickle and 5 others, Freedmen. Date:
Thibodeaux, Oct. 3rd. No. of family: 6 men, 6 women, 19 children. No.
of acres desired: 150. Location: Robt. Tucker Plantation, Parish Lafourche. Means:
5 Horses, stock poultry &c. Remarks: Ask an early start.
193. Name: Thomas Martin, Freedman. Date:
Thibodeaux, Oct. 5th. No. of family: 1 man, 1 woman, 6 children. No.
of acres desired: 40. Location: Leighton Plantation, Parish Lafourche. Means:
1 Horse, hogs &c, $150 in cash.
194. Name: Lemuel Thomas and brother, Freedmen. Date:
New Orleans, Oct. 9th. No. of family: 2 men, 2 women, 3 children. No.
of acres desired: 20. Location: Near New Orleans. Means: $175 cash, 50
bbls. corn.
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