Papers, 1847-[187-].

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Papers, 1847-[187-].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38991317

Collection consists of a bound volume and one loose item. The bulk of the volume has Weld's notes on different statutes and laws. It also includes a compendium of lawsuits and cases before agents of the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau), in N.C; some of these entries were made by Justin Hodge. Recorded disputes and case decisions include some over crops, animals, and unpaid debts; there are several cases of African-American men attempting to free their wives. There is a report of rations given to destitute white people and Freedmen. Detailed notes cover laws on easements, landlords, tenants, trusts, trustees, and estates. The volume also holds a printed copy of the NC state constitution; sales records for blasting powder from the Hagard Powder Co. (Fayetteville, N.C.); and records of fruit orders from Spain. The loose item has printed questions from the Columbia College Law School for the Seventh Prize Examination (1872).

2 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409781

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

Weld, Manchester Ward.

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New York City lawyer; 1872 graduate of Columbia College Law School; and an agent for Harnett and Moore Counties, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1847-[187-]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38991317 ...

Hagard Powder Company.

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Columbia College (New York, N.Y.). School of Law

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