Created by
Forrester, Allen E., American
Subject of
Campbell, Vistar, American
30th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry, American, 1864 - 1865
Thompson, Ann E.
Date
1864
Medium
iron gall ink on wove rag paper
Dimensions
H x W: 19 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (48.8 × 20 cm)
Description
A series of three joined documents relating to the manumission and enlistment of Vister Campbell and the subsequent repayment to enslaver Ann E. Thompson.
The first document is joined at the bottom to the top of the second with brown adhesive. A third document is affixed to the bottom of the second document. Each document has a five (5) cent revenue stamp with the image of George Washington. A two (2) cent stamp is placed at the center join of the first and second documents.
The first document is a preprinted letterpress form with the heading [OFFICE OF BOARD OF CLAIMS / FOR SLAVES ENLISTED IN U.S. SERVICE]. It has been completed by hand in black ink. The document confirms that [Mrs. Ann E. Thompson of St. Mary's County, State of Maryland, has filed with the Board for Enlisted Slaves, instituted under General Order No. 329, War Department, 1863 - a valid Deed of Manumission and Release of Service of Vister Campbell, a man of African descent, of St. Mary's County, Md., enlisted 27th day of February, 1864 in the 30th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Co. C...]. It is dated November 18, 1865 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The second document is a handwritten affidavit in black ink of the testimony of Ann E. Thompson and Jane E. Bokee that at the time of Campbell's enlistment he was [the sole property of Mrs. Ann E. Thompson of St. Mary's County, and not of Charles Thomas]. At the bottom is written [Sworn before / Allen E. Forrester]. This document is dated November 19, 1864.
The third and final document is a preprinted letterpress form, completed in black ink, from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, certifying that the Allen E Forrester who heard the above affadavit was a commissioned Justice of the Peace at the time he heard the sworn testimony. This document is dated November 25, 1864.
The verso of the documents contain an address to the Comptroller's Office of the Treasury Department and has various record keeping notations relating to the content.
Place depicted
Saint Mary's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
free papers
receipts
Topic
Emancipation
Finance
Military
Slavery
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
United States Colored Troops
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
Object number
2019.26.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd570c4168b-bbf9-493f-a44d-14b17b952b66

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