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Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908 G.O. no. 6 re: freedman's claims on plantation property owned by former master

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06727.03 Author/Creator: Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908 Place Written: Beaufort, South Carolina Type: Document Date: 1862/08/20 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Claims made by freed slaves on the plantation property owned by their former masters. Signed by George Merrill.

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