Title: Estate of Dr. J. M. Best
Description: This is a report on the claim of Dr. J.M. Best's estate filing suit against the United States for condemning property during the Civil War. His home was considered to be too close to Fort Anderson and was therefore claimed by the Union Army as a danger to the fort and was demolished.
Subjects: Claims, Military Requisitions, History, Geographical Names
Places: United States, Paducah
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865