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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02943.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | William Penn Clarke to Mrs Lebreton Deschapelles discussing her case |
| Date | 6 December 1880 |
| Author | Clarke, William Penn (fl. 1880) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Clarke, an attorney, discusses the case of Mrs. Deschapelles, who claims that her late husband (possibly Emmanuel Lebreton Deschapelles) suffered property damages from federal forces during the Civil War. Informs Deschapelles that if her husband "never took an oath of allegiance to the United States, and never voted or otherwise discharged the duties of a citizen of this country, but regarded himself as a Frenchman, then his claim can be considered by the Commission ..." Requests Mrs. Deschapelles immediate reply. Written on Clarke's professional stationery. |
| Subjects | Women's History Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Reconstruction Oath Immigration and Migration France Suffrage |
| People | Clarke, William Penn (fl. 1880) Deschapelles, Mrs. Emmanuel Lebreton (fl. 1865-1880) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Slavery & Abolition; The American Civil War; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |