Freedmen's Bureau Records: Frederick S. Tukey to
Orlando Brown, April 25, 1866
Summary:
Tukey requests transportation for an elderly woman and her sick grandchild to
Bath County. According to Tukey the woman, Betty Scott, was abandoned in
Staunton by her former owner.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Sub-District "B" 6th District of Virginia
Brevet Brigadier General O. Brown,
Assistant Commissioner, State of Virginia,
April 25th, 1866
Staunton, Virginia
General
I have the honor to request that transportation be furnished from this place to Warm Springs, Bath County Virginia (or to such station on the Virginia Central Railroad as may be nearest that point,) for Betty Scott, a freedwoman, and her great grandchild William Nelson.
The woman is very aged and infirm, and the boy is but five years old, diseased and a cripple; they were brought here by their mistress a year ago, and left in a destitute condition; her relatives all live in Bath County, and are able to help her when she gets there, but cannot pay her fare on the Rail Road.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient
Servant
F.S. Tukey
Assistant Superintendent
Sub-District "B"
6th District
Virginia
