William Wiseham Paine papers, 1837-1882.

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William Wiseham Paine papers, 1837-1882.

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This collection consists of legal cases, correspondence, and county records kept by William Wiseham Paine. The papers in box 2, folders 21-24 pertain to Paine's work as a Special Commissioner of the U.S. Commissioners of Claims department. These cases were in Chatham and Liberty Counties and were mostly made by African American former slaves. Some of the letters in this collection, especially those of Kenneth McLea, refer to conditions in Savannah, England, and Canada, as well as to politics. One letter refers to the establishment of the Little Minnie Mission for the benefit of orphaned or neglected infants. The papers are in alphabetical order by name of county and/or case.

5 boxes (2.5 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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Paine, William Wiseham, 1817-1882

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William Wiseham Pain (1817-1882) was born in Richmond, Virginia. He moved with his parents to Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1827. He attended school in Mount Zion and studied law in Washington, both Georgia towns. Paine was admitted to the bar in 1838. He served in the Seminole Indian was of 1836. In 1840, he moved to Telfair County, Georgia, and commenced practicing law. He was a member of the State Convention in 1850, and he served as private secretary to Governor Howell Cobb, 1851-1852. He was i...

United States. Commissioners of Claims

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Before the close of the Civil War, in an act of July 4, 1864, Congress recognized the debt the Federal Government owed loyal citizens for property losses suffered during the war. This act only applied to citizens in states not in rebellion. Throughout the last half of the 1860s, the government was besieged with claims from Southern states, many from people who had be unquestionably loyal to the Union cause during the war. On March 3, 1871, an act was authorized to address the losses of southern ...