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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02750.273 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Ethan A. Jenks, Company I, Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers |
| Title | Laws and Information relating to Claims Against the Government of the United States |
| Date | 1866 |
| Author | Chipman, Hosmer & Company |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Pamphlet of laws and information relating to claims against the government of the United States, with notes referring to decisions made by the various departments. Second edition. Includes references to bounty law, African American soldiers, patents, slave-owners who let their slaves enlist, prisoners of war, and claims in the Southern States for abandoned property and goods seized by Union soldiers. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Pay Civil War Military History Union Forces Pension Government and Civics Reconstruction Law |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Jenks served as Captain of Company "I," seventh regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers between 1862 and 1865. During the Civil War, Jenks' Regiment spent time in Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Virginia, participating in battles at Fredericksburg and Fort Sedgwick. Following the Civil War, Jenks returned to Rhode Island, becoming President of the Seventh Rhode Island Veterans Association and later serving as a deputy tax collector. Jenks was married to Sanondess Jenks (1835-1923) during and after the War. This collection contains various letters, military documents, deeds, and other items related to Jenks' life during and after the War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | Rhode Island Volunteers, 7th Regiment, Company "I" |