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Custodial History

Originally Acc. 1987.44, an addition to the Civil War Collection.

Scope and Contents

A document signed by G. Lamb, Government Agent, Richmond, VA, for the receipt of an enslaved man named Jack, owned by John J. Ferris, to work on fortifications at and near Richmond, by order of Lt. Col. Walter Husted Stevens, Chief Engineer, D.N.V.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Confederate States of America. Army
• Slavery--Virginia--19th century
• Stevens, Walter Husted