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

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Record #26 from Records of Slave Claims Commissions Volume I & III Maryland, Delaware and Virginia

Book (Volume and Page) Vol I 13
Claim Number 26
Claimant's Name and Location John Waples - Georgetown, Del.
Claimant's Enlisted Slave Charles Waples
Enlistment Date and Location x
Claim Date or Activity 11/22/1864. Claim postponed for want evidence of Loyalty - same referred to Messrs. Davidson & Burton of Daysboro? [Dagsboro] Hundred, Sussex Co. Delaware
Claim Information 1/17/1865. Claim postponed for want of Deed of Release. 3/14/1865. Claimant ordered to furnish evidence of Loyalty.
Additional Claim Information 3/7/1865. Claim allowed; award of $300 made Claimant. Vouchers delivered.

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