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
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