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Document from J. H. Johnston (Coweta County, Georgia) emancipating slaves and agreement for their living arrangements until the end of the year

Creator:: Johnston, J. H.
Date:: August 11, 1865
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Letter from Eliza C. Anderson (Savannah) to "My dear Mary." Writes of Colonel Don Pearson Buell's possession of her house and the loss of most house slaves in Savannah to "freedom" - January 1, 1864

Creator:: Anderson, Eliza C.
Date:: January 1, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Letter from Eliza C. Anderson (Savannah) to "My dear Mary." Writes of Colonel Don Pearson Buell's possession of her house and the loss of most house slaves in Savannah to "freedom" - January 1, 1864

Creator:: Anderson, Eliza C.
Date:: January 1, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Scrapbook kept by Eli C. Kinsley, a member of the 47th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, while he was provost marshal and judge in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, 1863. The items include official orders, circulars, letters, accounts, and clippings concerning army administration and the government of the freedmen. A few loose pieces relate to Kinsley's duties as Assistant Provost Marshal of Massachusetts at Vicksburg in 1864

Creator:: Kinsley, Eli C.
Date:: 1863 to 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public