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Subject: [ADAMS-L] Fw: [ARWASHIN] Southern Claims Commission
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:40:20 -0700



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Subject: [ARWASHIN] Southern Claims Commission


> It has been suggested to me that there might be many on this list who are
> unaware of the papers of the Southern Claims Commission.
>
> This Commission was set up after the Civil War to handle claims by
citizens
> in the former Confederacy for items taken by the Union Army during the
war.
>
> In order to qualify for reimbursement, the claimant had to prove that he
had
> been loyal to the Union and that items were taken by the Army for which he
> received no pay.
>
> To prove loyalty, depositions were taken from the claimant and his
neighbors.
> Many of these claims have very valuable information.
>
> One of my own ancestors who filed a claim, died before the claim was
settled.
> After his death, portions of his unprobated, and unfiled will were
offered
> in evidence. This is the only record that he ever had a will.
>
> These claims frequently contain great details about what the family
endured
> during the war and are a wonderful source.
>
> To find out if any of your ancestors filed claims, you should consult a
work
> entitled: SOUTHERN LOYALISTS IN THE CIVIL WAR: THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS
COMMISSION
> by Gary B. Mills.
>
> If this book is not available in your library, then you can visit the
> NationalArchives site and e-mail them a request to see if a file exists
for
> your ancestor. if so they will send you a form to request it:
> http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative/house_guide/hgch06i.html
> <A
HREF="http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative/house_guide/hgch06i.html">Commi
> ttee on War Claims (1873-1946)</A>
>
> In your message give them the full name, the county, and the state in
which
> the claimant lived at the time of the war.
>
> Janelle
>
>

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