--part1_ee.1091acd5.27ab32d9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_ee.1091acd5.27ab32d9_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yh04.mx.aol.com (rly-yh04.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.36]) by air-yh05.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:04:30 -0500 Received: from sol.rune.org (sol.rune.org [207.201.197.191]) by rly-yh04.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:03:52 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by sol.rune.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id UAA21493 for LOWCOUNTRY-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:59:31 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: sol.rune.org: mail set sender to [email protected] using -f Received: from femail4.sdc1.sfba.home.com (femail4.sdc1.sfba.home.com [24.0.95.84]) by sol.rune.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA21490 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:59:29 -0500 Received: from cc90185b ([24.10.5.60]) by femail4.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <[email protected]>; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 17:57:09 -0800 Reply-To: <[email protected]> From: "Nancy D. Peeples" <[email protected]> To: "Lowcountry" <[email protected]>, "Edisto Island" <[email protected]> Subject: [LC] Freedmen Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:03:54 -0500 Message-ID: <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Importance: Normal Sender: [email protected] Precedence: bulk St. Bartholomews Parish "Marys Island" Chehaw River DR. John A. Warren died 1864 intestate Benj. Stokes Commissioner in Equity The petition of Benjamin Stokes of Colleton District in the State of South Carolina respectfully sheweth that he is the commissioner in Equity for the District and State aforesaid and by virture of his said office he administered upon the Estate of the late Dr. John A. Warren of ST. Bartholomews Parish which wasderelict. That Mary's Island situate on Chehaw River is a portion of the said estate and that hearing but _____lately , that the daid place was and had been in the hands of the Freedmen's Bureau he is anxious to comply with the law in relation to and hereby prays that the place aforesaid be formally restored. Walterboro M___ 29th 1867 Benj. Stokes Personally appeared before me C. Baring Farmer, & Robert Campbell citizens of the Town of Walterboro in the district & State aforedaid who being duly sworn say that they were personally and intimately acquainted with the late Dr. John A. Warren of St. Bartholomews Parish and are well aware of the fact he owned Mary's Island on the Chehaw River that they are also aware of the fact that Dr. Warren died in the year 1864 intestate and that Benjamin Stokes Esquire as Commissioner in Equity for the district and State aforesaid took charge of his estate by virtue of his said office. 29th Nov. 1867 W. J. Harley(?) Magis. C. Baring Farmer & Robert Campbell DaFuskie Island New River Neck Beaufort "Hagues Point", "Cooper River" 540 acres, "Melrose" 770 acres, "Bloody Point" 430 acres, "Mary Field" 530 acres, "Good Hope" 1107 acres, "Oakridge" 590 acres, "Eigelberger" 200 acres, saltmarsh 300 acres, "Fickling" 2194 acres, "Point Place" 500 acres John Stoddard trustee of Mary L. Stoddard & children Hague Point no. fam. 10, no. persons 48, adults 30 children 22 not from came in the spring except 2 Cooper River (Mr. Stoddard) no. fam. 8, no. persons 27, adults 13 children 14 nearly if not all Early part of the season all plantations occupied Melrose 300 acres (Ed. Graves) no. fam. 13, no persons 35, no. adults 20 children 15 not known families came lat in _____ Bloody Point (Ed. Graves) no fam. 6, no persons 16, no adults - , no children - not known all unoccupied in the season Mary Field (Ed. Graves) Oak Ridge 1 man & son Aikthugur(?) 1 man ____ with him Savannah, September 20th 1865 I have the honor respectfully to state to you that I am the Trustee of Mrs. Mary S. Stoddard and chldren under and in accordance with the provisions of the will of JOhn David Mangin(?) deceased; that as said Turstee I have for many years had possession of and controlled certain real estate belonging to the said Estate of John David Mougin(?)situated in the district of Beaufort and State of South Carolina towit: On the island of Dawfuskie, in said district the following tracts known as the"Bloddy Point" tract containing four hundred and thrity (430) acres, the "Oak Ridge" tract containing five hundred and ninety six (596) acres; the "Elgleberger" tract containing two hundred (200) acres; and the "Melrose" tract containing seven hundred and seventy (770) acres; on the back of said island a tract known as the "Mary Field" tract, containing five hundre and thirty (530) acres; and a tract known as the"Cooper River" tract containing five hundred and forty (540) acres; and a salt marsh containing three hundred (300) acres. An in the same district of Beaufort on the main land on what is known as the "New River Neck" the following tracts of land towit, a tract known as the "Good Hope" tract containing eleven hundred and seven (1107) acres; a tract known as the "Fickling" tract containing two thousand one hundred and ninety four (2194) acres and a tract known as the "Point Place" containing five hundred (500) acres. I respectfully represent further that the said lands are now the property of the said estate of John DAvid Mougin(?); that as trustee and manager of said estate I have never abandoned or relinquished the possession of said lands or any part or portion of them, but have always had and agent or overseer to occupy and control them subject to my control and supervision except during the time when a portion of them were in the actual occupation of the Federal army; that my residance has always been in the city of Savannah from which place it has been my habit to make visits to the land aforesaid; that said lands have never been confiscated to the U. S. Government; and that I have talke the oath of allegiance to the United States of America I have made this application under the provisions of "Circular # 15 . . . If the certificates appended are not sufficient I can furnish to you certified copies of the title deeds to ______ that the property above mentioned is a portion of the Estate of JOhn DAvid Mougin decease; but it has so long been in my possession as Trustee and is so well known as belonging to that estate that I can hardly think more evidence will be required. Under these circumstance General I have the nonor respectfully to ask that the lands above described may be turned over to me. A. H. Stoddard Atty for John Stoddard Trustee Georgia Chatham County Written on the side The Agent Mr. W. L. Harding who was left on Dafuskie Island in charge of the place remained until he was taken off and sent North by the FEderal Army which can be proved by the Colnel in command at the time and who is now in New Haven Conn. As soon as posssible after Savannah was taken and communication open with the sea another agent was sent to the island who is now there. The Taxes on these lands were paid last spring by the Trustee Before Me M. P Holbrook Judge to Ct. Dist personally came and appeared Albert H. Stoddard, attorney in fact for John Stoddard Trustee under the will of JOhn David Mougin deceased who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the facts set forth in the above and foregoing application are ture and that he knows them to be true of his own knowledge. Sept. 28, 1865 Georgia Chatham County Before me ______ Hartridge personally came and appeared citizens of Savannah, Georgia who being duly sworn deposed and say that they know that John Stoddard has for many years acted as Trustee for Mrs. Mary L. Stoddard and children and as such has exercised control over the lands mentioned in the above and foregoing petition; and that said lands belong to the Estate of JOhn DAivd Mougins deceased the grandfather of the said Mrs. Mary L. Stoddard of which estae JOhn Stoddard is Trustee. one readable name Wm. Neyle Haleenham State of Georgia Chatham County I William H. Bullock, clerk of the Superior Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that JOhn Stoddared Esq/ of the county and state aforesaid has been and acting Trustee of the Estate of JOhn David Mougin deceased for many years and that to the best of his knowledge and belief J. W. SToddard was appointed Trustee on January 25th, 1847 January 3, 1866 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your favor of 28 ult and am glad to learn that you will at once have constituted a Supervising Board for Daufuskie as time is valuable. I take the liberty to say that my plantations are differently inhabited from most others. I have under my control on that Island six different plantations and three of these have not a negro upon them. These are strictly "unoccupied lands". The four that are ______ from the others have all been to me this winter and obtained my permission to stay there on the condition that whether I sell or lease in plant they have expressed their willingness to do as I shall advise. They have every confidence in me, I believe. I doubt not that Mr. Hammond will coroberate what I have written. Giving to the difficulty of communicating with that portion of So. Ca. may I suggest that your Assistant here be empowered to arrange the matter to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. One of my head negroes is still in town waiting your action; and he might act for the others now on Daufuskie as he is cognisant of all the facts. Be it remembered that none of the negroes now on my places were residing there on the Island at the beginning of the war; neither were they placed there by Genl. Saxton under the order of Genl. Sherman. The few negroes I left on the Island in 1859 have since died or removed. Consequently there ar no resident freedmen State of Georgia Ct. of Chatam Edmmond Graves(?) of said state and county being duly sworn that in the 5th of Dec. 1865 he visited the plantation on Daufuskie Island, SC comprising the two tracts called Oak Ridge and Acklebuger and found there on five freed persons one of them being a man with family and the other a man his wife and two(ten) children. They had cultivated his four or five acres of land and are the only people residing on said plantation. 8th Jany, 1866 District of Beaufort Savannah BAck River 6 miles above City of Savannah. "Fife" Wm. Henry Heyward James Barnwell Heyward. James Barnwell Heyward "Rotterdam" 200 acres of rice junction of Cuckhold Creek & Combahee River, "Myrtle Grove" 300 acres rice high ground & woodes 280 acres wooded immediately joining "Myrtle Grove" situated east side of juntion of Cuckhold Creek & Combahee River House at Broad St. #90 (lot not house) The petition of Wm. Henry Heyward & of James B. Heyward of So. Carolina sheweth that they are the owners of a certain Rice plantation on Savannah Back River in the District of Beaufort in the state aforesaid called "Fife" about (6) six miles above the City of Savannah. That they have cultivated this place in the usual manner during the war, by an overseer that they had never resided upon this plantation, but necessarily elsewhere, that hte overseer was upon the plantation when Savannah City was attacked by the Union Forces in December last, that the plantation itself became a battlefield and that much property was destroyed upon said plnatation. The overseer was therefore compelled to abandon it and it remains still in the occupation of the Freedmen. Your Petitioners are satified that the property was never "abandoned" in the sense defined by the Bureau. Your petitoners have taken the Amnesty Oath and have received the Pardon of the President. They therefore request that the said peoperty be restored to them and that they may be allowed as soon as possible to enter into contracts with the Freedmen for the ensuing year; it being highly expedient for all parties that agricultural operations should commence at the earliest practicable moment. Wm. Henry Heyward. 27th Nov. 1865 Sir, The case of plantation of James B. Heyward Esq. on Combahee River having been left to me for a___D___tion I have deemed that it cannot be held as abandoned property & odered its restoration also that one half the crop be assigned to the freed people thereon. Summerville, SC Oct. 15th 1866 Capt. Herewith find papers relating to plantation of James B. Heyward Combahee River. The case having been referred to me for final adjustment by Maj. Genl. Saxton. It is hereby ordered that said plantation is not held as "abandoned"and that the freed people on said plantation are entitled(?) to and shall receive one half the crop of every kind on the place including fodder. You are hereby authorized to carry the foregoing into effect. James C. Bucher State of S.C. Personally appeared before me William H. Heyward who being duly sworn do each of them depose and say that they know that the said several pieces of property specified in _____ Petition as owned by the said James B. Heyward and has been owned by him for the last ten years and over and that the matter and things stated in said petition are ture and further that the deponents have no interest right or cliam whatsoever in said property or any part thereof. Wm. Henry Heyward E. Barnwell Heyward The Petition of James B. Heyward respectfully showeth That he is the owner of the Rice Plantation "Rotterdam" situated at the junction of Cuckhold Creek and Combahee River containing two hundred acres of Rice land and other land of comparatively little value. Also of the Rice plantation "Myrtle Grove" containing about three hundred acres of Rice land with high ground and wooded land, situated in the east side at the junction of Cuckhold Creek and Combahee River, also a tract of wooded land contining 280 acres immediately adjoining the above Myrtle Grove tract. Also a lot in Broad Street City of Charleston known as number 90 Broad Street. Your petitioner further showeth that he is a loyal person and has received a Warrant of Pardon from his excellency the President of The United State under date of August 28, 1865 and has signified his acceptance thereof fully complied with . . . We do hereby certify that the plantation on Savannah River in Beaufort District known as Fife is the property of Wm. Heyward James B. Heyward and has been owned by them for upwards of ten years. Charleston, 23 Nov. 1865 Wm. C. Bee Theo D. Jervey Prince Williams Parish "Indian Field" S. Proleu Chisholm Beaufort Dist. Petition of S. P. Chisholm for restoration of lands . . . Respectfully forwarded to Br. Maj. GEnl. Saxton Diss. Comm with the recommendation that the property sought to be recovered be given up to Petitioner. It is numbered 14 in report of Abandoned lands for October. __ __ Judd Agt. Bureau One unreadable letter Personally appeared before me this thirteenth day of November 1865 Richard Roper who on being duly sworn deposeth that the statement made in the within Documents