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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08649.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to the Freedmen's Department of Memphis |
| Title | Abstract of receipts from various sources on account of City Colored Schools |
| Date | 30 June 1865 |
| Author | Walker, T. A. (fl. 1863-1865) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Walker, Captain in the 63rd United States Colored Troops and Superintendent, Freedmen's Department, District of West Tennessee. Lists the names of people who paid the Department, dates the Department received payment, and reason for payment. Notes that a John Moody paid the Department $5 in "Fines for cruel treatment of a Negro." Marked at the top as a duplicate. |
| Subjects | Education Reform Civil War Military History Freemen African American History Slavery Union Forces African American Troops Contrabands Education Finance |
| People | Walker, T. A. (fl. 1863-1865) |
| Place written | Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The 63rd U.S. Colored Troops were organized 11 March 1864 from the 9th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |