BIB_ID
120146
Accession number
MA Unassigned
Creator
Wilson, Byron, 1837-1893.
Display Date
1864 Mar. 1.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; (fol.)
Notes
Wilson gives his rank as Lieutenant Commander.
Contains a note at the foot of the letter: "Respectfully forwarded / Franklin Ramsay / [illegible]."
The term "contrabands" was used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved Black individuals, some of whom joined the Union forces.
From Battles and Leaders, v. VII.
Contains a note at the foot of the letter: "Respectfully forwarded / Franklin Ramsay / [illegible]."
The term "contrabands" was used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved Black individuals, some of whom joined the Union forces.
From Battles and Leaders, v. VII.
Summary
Reporting that "there are no 'contrabands' on board this vessel -- the negroes being regularly shipped."
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