Lot
1936 
Confederacy, 1863-64, Correspondence Concerning Claim of Slave who died Building Military Fortifications in South Carolina, group of letters and affidavits concerning the use of a slave in Abbeville District for building defenses near Charleston in October 1863, includes affidavit from Asst. Surgeon at Mt. Pleasant who treated slave Martin who died of affliction of the brain while in Government employ under Capt. Lee as Engineer; original $4000 appraisal of slave by Chiles & Steifle; Official State of S.C. claim from auditor in the appraised amount of $4,000; South Carolina $1,800 receipt for payment of claim; etc., Very Fine and interesting group. Estimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $400