(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) CONFEDERATE. Handwritten claim for the loss of the slave Isaac, who died while working on fortifications. Single folio leaf, written on both sides; signed by the claimant, an appraiser and the local authority; with the blind-stamp of the York District of North Carolina; paper evenly toned with creases and some wear at the folds. (WGC) York District, Dec. 21, 1863
>SC> a scarce manuscript claim, wherein a slave owner sues for the value of his slave, Isaac, who died of meningitis while working on the coastal fortifications.
