French and American Claims Commission case records, 1860-1883.

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French and American Claims Commission case records, 1860-1883.

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Records consist of testimony, correspondence, and other documents regarding claims made by French citizens for Civil War depredations. Louis Jahnson, a French native who operated a grocery store in Charleston, S.C., from 1859 to 1867 and later resided in New Orleans, La., made a claim against the U.S. government for acts of pillage committed against his property by the U.S. Army. Additional claims were filed by Charles L. Dubos, a French native associated with Louis Jahnson in Charleston; Benjamin Mantone, also a French native, and a tobacco merchant in Charleston; Elizabeth Mellichamp Tunno of Pendleton, S.C., and later Savannah, Ga.; Josephine Lacassagne, a widow of Charleston; and Virginie Dutrieux, also a widow residing in Charleston. Documents include a deposition (1882) of Richard H. Willoughby, former major of the 21st Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, which describes conditions in Charleston on the first day of Federal occupation in Feb. 1865.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 21st (1863-1866)

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Tunno, Elizabeth Mellichamp

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Mantone, Benjamin, 1838-

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Jahnson, Louis, 1834-

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Dutrieux, Virginie

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Willoughby, Richard H.

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Lacassagne, Josephine

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French and American Claims Commission

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Commission established in 1880 by a treaty between the governments of France and the United States to resolve outstanding claims by French citizens residing in the United States for property confiscated or destroyed during the Civil War. From the description of French and American Claims Commission records, 1861-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984076 ...

Rutledge & Young (Charleston, S.C.)

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Dubos, Charles L.

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