Papers, 1784-1916; (bulk 1830-1889).

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Papers, 1784-1916; (bulk 1830-1889).

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Correspondence, legal papers, bills and receipts, principally concerning the administration of numerous estates. Includes contracts for hiring slaves, deeds for the sale of slaves, land deeds, several wills, and marriage licenses, lists of commodity prices, and price lists published by commission merchants in New York, 1883 and 1886. Family corresondence consists of letters from Clifton's sons, H.J. and F.A., while serving in the Confederate Army in South Carolina and Virginia. They describe the battle of Fort Sumter, officers' pay and costs of supplies, fortifications at Georgetown and Wilmington, a retreat from Fredericksburg to Richmond, and the siege of Charleston. Miscellaneous items include an ordination certificate of John L. Clifton in the Free Will Baptist Church, 1835; powers of attorney, and papers concerning a lawsuit in which Clifton was a party.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Clifton, H. J.

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Clifton, John L.

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Businessman, clergyman, and possibly attorney; from Clinton (Sampson County) and Faison (Duplin County), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1784-1916; (bulk 1830-1889). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465458 ...

Clifton, F. A.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...