This item is a memorandum of agreement to lease land from William G. Brounly to L. J. Coker.
The advance of the Gunboats up the river to New Berne, N. Carolina. Passing the Barricade
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Memorandum of Agreement to Lease Land
- 3/23/1865
Description
With this agreement, Wm. G. Brounlory, special agent of the Treasury Department, leased a small lot of land to L.J. Coker. The Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible for leasing abandoned or confiscated lands.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.
National Archives Identifier: 595064
Full Citation: Memorandum of Agreement to Lease Land; 3/23/1865; Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Record Group 105. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memorandum-of-agreement-to-lease-land/, April 10, 2026]
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