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(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) NAVAL. The original manuscript General order No. 7 together with the printed order. The first, a small folio sheet folded to form four 4to pages, printed on one side only; the second, a small 8vo sheet, printed on one side. Signed by the Flag Officer, S.F. Dupont. (WGC) Flag Ship Wabash, Port Royal Harbor, Feb.1, 1862
An important order regarding the requisitioning of food etc from the Negroes remaining on the local plantations. 'The commanding officers of the vessels attached to this squadron, will give special attention to all intercourse between the men under their command and the various plantations in their vicinity. No stock or provisions of any kind must be taken without paying a fair price for the same to the negroes (sic).' The pillaging of the abandoned plantations, and the theft of personal property was a real problem for the commanders of the conquering forces.
