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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05031 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Joseph Horace Eaton to Frank M. Etting discussing bounty due to loyal owners of slaves |
| Date | 1 November 1865 |
| Author | Eaton, Joseph Horace (1815-1896) |
| Recipient | Etting, Frank M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Brevet Brigadier General Eaton, paymaster, writes to Colonel Etting, Chief Paymaster in Baltimore, Maryland. Discusses the question of bounty due to loyal owners of slaves. Marked "Confidential" at top. Written on War Department, Paymaster General's Office stationery. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Slavery African American History Soldier's Pay African American Troops |
| People | Eaton, Joseph Horace (1815-1896) Etting, Frank M. (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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