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

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Record #17 from Records of Slave Claims Commissions Volume I & III Maryland, Delaware and Virginia

Book (Volume and Page) Vol I 10
Claim Number 17
Claimant's Name and Location Jesse W. James - Halls Store, Del.
Claimant's Enlisted Slave Levin James
Enlistment Date and Location Enlisted
Claim Date or Activity 10/14/1864 Certificate & Oath filed. Evidence of Title & Proof of Enlistment. 10/25/1864 & 11/28/1864. Postponed for want of Proof of Enlistment.
Claim Information 1/17/1865; Postponed for want of proof of Enlistment & also for proof Loyalty of Claimant.
Additional Claim Information 3/14/1865. Claim disallowed. Enlistment not proven & disloyal

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