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Williams, W. F. (fl. 1864) [List of articles seized from traders]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.55.02 Author/Creator: Williams, W. F. (fl. 1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 18 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

List of articles seized from men who were trading across enemy lines. Also lists the men captured.

210 lbs of Pork ? in exchange for Government cotton - Cotton sold from Johnson ? for C. S. ? Albermarle
1 doz. Pocket knives
1 " paper of pins
1 lb ?
1 hoopskirt
24 yards of calico
3 " ribon [sic]
[illegible] combs
18 blocks of spun cotton
The above is a correct statement of the articles found on board the boat that Mr. Davis and Ambrose was taken in.
E. D. Atkinson
R. Felder
T. J. Jones
John W. Davis
Wilson Ambrose

Williams, W. F., fl. 1864
Wortham, George, ca. 1823-1883

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