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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 33
"Reports Relating to the Condition of Freedmen."
Report of Indigent Freed People in the Parish of Terrebonne State of Louisiana, applying for relief from the 1st day of May 1868 to the 31st day of May 1868
| Name |
Age
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Sex |
Causes of Destitution |
Names of Police Jurors Certifying to Destitution |
Date when reported to A. S. A. C. |
| Eliza Jenkins |
75 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
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April 25, 1868 |
| Isaac Simpson |
87 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Dina Simpson |
79 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Wilson Branch |
85 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Mary Branch |
80 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Aaron Johnson |
65 |
Male |
Blind entirely |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Sam Benjamin |
89 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Kit Hudson |
85 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Molly Bergeron |
65 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Elouise Chestnut |
77 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Peter Baily |
80 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Henry Bouie |
50 |
Male |
A helpless cripple |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Sandy Congo |
80 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Anthony Collins |
75 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Margaret Smith |
70 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
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April 25, 1868 |
| Richard Mosby |
80 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
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April 25, 1868 |
| Mary Ann |
70 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Celes Beatty |
60 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Sarah Steward |
60 |
Female |
An almost helpless cripple |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| John King |
80 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| George Beasly |
70 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Nat Harris |
89 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Robert Lewis |
70 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
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April 25, 1868 |
| Maria Lewis |
65 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 25, 1868 |
| Plym Cullens |
95 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
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April 25, 1868 |
| Myron Jenkins |
90 |
Male |
Old age and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Mary Jenkins |
65 |
Female |
Old age and unable to work |
|
April 26,1868 |
| Stephen Poindexter |
60 |
Male |
Broken leg |
|
April 26, 1868 |
| Francena Gawan |
50 |
Female |
Blind entirely |
|
April 26, 1868 |
| Kit Reeves |
60 |
Male |
Cripple for 30 years |
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April 26, 1868 |
| John Babtist |
68 |
Male |
Old age and ruptured |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Geo. W. Powell |
60 |
Male |
Helpless cripple |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Tom Brown |
80 |
Male |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Deliah Rosell |
70 |
Female |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Chas. McLain |
68 |
Male |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Moses Sikes |
60 |
Male |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Polly Cook |
70 |
Female |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Martha Brent |
56 |
Female |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Darkis Wilson |
106 |
Female |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| Crawford Wilson |
80 |
Male |
Old and unable to work |
|
April 26, 1868 |
| Maria Webster |
75 |
Female |
Old and unable to work |
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April 26, 1868 |
| John Beal |
78 |
Male |
Old and crippled |
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April 29, 1868 |
Remarks:
This report embraces none other than Freed People:
In obedience to Par. 3 Circular 6 of April 10th, 1867 I have frequently requested the President of the Police Jury of this Parish (A. Linette) to furnish me with the number, names, ages, sex and residence of persons who are in an indigent or helpless condition and whose wants the Parish authorities are unable to relieve, but up to this time no attention has been paid to my request, except that I have been informed that the Parish authorities are unable to relieve the wants of the Destitute in the Parish on account of the impoverished condition of the Parish Treasury.
I have personally inspected the condition of the persons named in this report & am satisfied that they require assistance to prevent actual suffering. The supplies required are Pork and Corn Meal and the same should be shipped to Houma, La.
Wm. Woods
A. S. A. C., B. R. F. & A. L.
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