New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14
The Freedmen Of Sonth Report
Of the Register.

Of the Register.
brig. Ger. n. SAx1os, IfRdory G0terHor
GESERAL: 1t is with pleasure that report the
action taken by the Freedmen pursuant to the suggestions
tanned your Circular dated Nov 1853 which provided fo
tho presumption and rurhasoof by the oed people IN
conformity with the Presiaeas Instructions Tho Tax Com
u.siouera
Tho OF the Circular automatically
celyed The approaching when would BE-
.ary pFepsrs tho ground ior tho planting Pania
tons eran to DO worked At Government eTpense
but the Freedmen 70 become landhodrrs plan which
should define a. he respective tracts earnestly de
sired and when appeared, gratefully appreciated. Il de
iermined what become oi the negoea troube,ome
question them. and that under lee trying cifcgiu
would have annoyed more Intelligent class 81 people
Freedmen selected their without desy sud deposited
money enough purchase them 81 lJper acre. 70
ceived IN single day 81 ~ during days succeeding
Nov TO- s4l5l Is The money received held SUBJECT 20
the order OF the del oitof Who might Tengui.h h
chin VII. Yet o. the 10 claims recorded II only were
withdrawn and ~ thoss the claimant. wished 10
purchase other plsn'a'ions. mi At Beluor.
The people were thoroughly in eancs, glad h.eon, and
holders grie.a for the privilege. IA accommodating sIri
universally prevailed Claims correctly arranged and
carefully described.
There pscemptrd 10 received from claim
i6i g. have returned % claimants Z 0 o. 10
be them TO complete tldr pscia.es Win slc IsI CoHm'
sioneI. AID thc. &. balance hand o. ~ 81, ~bcA
will be- applied in HE manner the sur'cys pforIo''
II tho negroes had fce from the peculiar nAucnce 81
protested enis who believe that the black should be-
L.pt dcpeda upon tho white ian and not bccohe Tho
dpenscI fsralrr, there would have been land
emp'ed.
IN February tie p.n of,- Clrcal,r va. uccesry tested
Pseemphon lines made quite easily with the
surveyor. line, and there disposition tho part o.
tho people quarrel bouud4es wh.a put In posse.
sion Of the land they very Euieal and very happy
On plantations not ye, surveyed, the person, who pre-
epied have been Thus is very slooosafa For this year
east hey will wosk the land they selected Enie good feel
ing exist, among them Immunity Of purPo'- aid willing
with hope o. fair reward ThetTeroiss 81
the presumption privilege makes them ee interest In the
soil They cheerful aud moro Industrious
The Freedmen who desired purchase at tho auction se'
which commenced In February deposited $3.50 81
Ig.,s notice a, the tina; the bids which should msis
would be in behalf cOOred persons who had deposited With
me- for tie purchase Of land money which they had saved
since they escaped from bondage Yet the NoThem white
~ va. pertnsoop. bidder egsnss the black man,
very hear, in he soil where be bad toed and All
iered
Only two tract. obined FOR neoeone Of 2ap scre'
on was.a Island fr 81 100 another Of iso called Bo
lu, Point" for sl,as0.
The FresdmAn's bid upon Bluff Farm" 5000, but
the white man bought for Saws "Ashdae housetfsc,
sold'for $3.50 TIE Freedmen bid s22co Eegroe,on Da
haw Island bid 80 Oo tract Of 800 acres wee they re-
sided which Wa sold 10 white man for So 800
The plantations on Port Royal Island advertised for sale
tQra1 Commissioner determined to lease for at
the OF per for the land to DO cultivated mott
fed tic parties whose money held Of this new plan and
without moments ,besaiiou hoy requested mo to obtain
ease. of plantation aud to use for that purpose the
money they had deposited Written applications were fled
with the Tar Commissioner, who leased 10 the applicants the
following p snaon. for year from the st Of January lsst
william Penyclear" place, leased for..........SNo
"Oiaheite' leased ~
" Ann and Rose PeuycleaI' places, leased ior'. sW
The applicants for these leases peculiar position
They and people they Represented had eay selected
land ON very plantations having pTeempted IN
accordance with the Presidents Instructions Of December Jo
Lad prepared and listed the ground and were ready for
planting On other plantation in the division WA the work
more ccd better performed and would have been
painful experience for tho negroc, Il at this unctoFe Tie
| plantation. had been sold OF leased to strangers
The following l. my statement Of Hceount
Reed from csin 3i6i 20 Returned to on' ~ o3l ~
Rec from biddss 1850 o. Returned to bidder. 3J 10
P'd Coin'rs for purchs. BJl ~
P'd Com'rs for leases. 300 ~
balance on hand. az 20