Claim awarded by the Confederate state of South Carolina for enslaved man Dick
date: label: Date
content: November 23, 1864
name: label: Written by
content: James Tupper, American
label: Subject of
content: Samuel Jordan
label: Subject of
content: State of South Carolina, American, founded 1788
label: Subject of
content: Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: This preprinted and handwritten form records the successful claim against the Confederate state of South Carolina for the death of an impressed enslaved man named Dick from dysentery on October, 26, 1862. Samuel Jordan, who enslaved Dick, was rewarded $750.00 by the government. The document is signed by James Tupper, the state auditor. The reverse of the paper reads "State of South Carolina / No. 342 / In the matter of the / claim of / Samuel Jordan / Report of the / State Auditor."
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: 2014.44Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.222.9
objectType: label: Type
content: claims
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)