Browse Items (5 total)
Sort by:
Ely Williamson claim remarks
Remarks by the Claims Commissioner on the claim of Mr. Williamson, which says that he was a freedman before the war
Robert G. Mitchell's claim Witness Form
Page Five of Robert G. Mitchell's rejected claim to the Southern Claim's Commission. This page is the form listing the names and residences of the witnesses he can bring to prove his loyalty.
Southern Claims Commission remarks on the claim of Ellerton Newberne.
Claim of Ellerton Newberne, listing his siezed schooner, impressed into rebel service to ferry supplies. It also discusses his leaving Bertie county due to harassment.
Southern Claims Commission Testimony for George Bond, Deposition of Joshua T. Stacy
Page 18 of George Bond's claim to the Southern Claims Comission, in which Joshua T. Stacy discusses Mr. Bond's unionism.
Calvin Hoggard's letter to the Southern Claims Commission
The last page of Calvin Hoggard's claim, this page contains a letter by Mr. Hoggard to the Commission explaining his circumstances. Most interestingly, he claims to have been a Union soldier in the 2nd Regiment, even though claim was disallowed. This…
Featured Item
"Grand Democratic Rally," Raleigh News and Observer, May 13, 1898
On May 12, 1898, the Democratic Party of North Carolina held its first campaign rally in Laurinburg N.C. Following the procession of a band and…