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Petition of Catherine C. Fishburne to regain property consisting of two plantations in St. Paul's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina. This property had been left to her by her father, Robert Fishburne. The petition was signed by Miss Fishburne on February 14, 1901 to be submitted to the United States Court of Claims

Creator:: Fishburne, Catherine C.
Date:: February 14, 1901
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Order appointing Angus C. Hagerson, J. M. Magruder, William A. Hootin as physicians for the county to care for soldier's families; signed by clerk of Inferior Court in Clay County, Georgia

Date:: July 18, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Petition from several confederate army prisoners including Thomas A. Sharpe to Colonel W. P. Richardson asking for better rations while imprisoned in Camp Chase, Ohio - October 14, 1864 (typescript)

Date:: October 14, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Petition of Green H. Brewer (Telfair County, Georgia) - June 22, 1864

Creator:: Brewer, Green H.
Date:: June 22, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Petition of Green H. Brewer (Telfair County, Georgia) - November 4, 1864

Creator:: Brewer, Green H.
Date:: November 4, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Petition of James C. Janney (Hillsboro, Virginia) to Colonel John S. Mosby asking that impressed property be restored

Creator:: Janney, James C.
Date:: April 9, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Petition by citizens of Clay County, Georgia for appropriations to support the families of those serving in the war

Date:: May 1861
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Petition to the Confederate States Congress asking for legislation to allow for soldiers and government workers the right to rest on the Sabbath day

Date:: 1861
Format:: Text
Access:: Public