Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #16 from Records of Slave Claims Commissions Volume I & III Maryland, Delaware and Virginia

Book (Volume and Page) Vol I 10
Claim Number 16
Claimant's Name and Location Jonathan T. Betts - Milford, Del
Claimant's Enlisted Slave Samuel C. Lambert
Enlistment Date and Location Enlisted
Claim Date or Activity 10/13/1864 Certificate & Oath filed. Evidence of title & Proof of Enlistment. 10/25/1864. Postponed for want of instructions with Reference to Case submitted to Department as to Claim No. 15.
Claim Information 11/28/1864. Claim postponed to await instructions in Claim 15, as filed before Board & referred to Department referred to Dept, 11/1/1864.
Additional Claim Information 3/14/1865. Claim allowed; award of $150 made Claimant. Vouchers delivered.

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