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This letter to the presiding justice of Augusta County, Robert Guy pertained to an ordinance passed in July of 1861 that required the counties to provide the Confederate Army wagons and supplies. This also included the impressment of "free…

Letter from the Executive Department to J.B. Baldwin regarding request for compensation for slaves sent to work on the fortifications in Richmond. A transcription of the letter has been provided by Lynn Scott.

Letter from Captain John Avis requesting "twenty-five male & twenty-five female free negroes, as nurses, cooks, washerwomen & C, in the different Hospitals..." He referenced legislation that had been passed July 18, 1862, giving authority to impress…

This document pertains to an Act of General Assembly in October of 1862 regarding the requisition of slaves from each county in Virginia “for labor on fortifications and other works necessary for the public defense”. A list of counties is provided…

Letter received by the Clerk of Augusta County from the Executive Department regarding an act passed by General Assembly in October of 1862. This act pertained to the requisition of slaves from the different counties and the allotment required.…

Letter from the War Department of the Confederate States of America regarding the execution of an order for the drafting of twenty “Free Negroes” to work on “nitre caves”.

This letter shows the impressment of Free black persons by the Confederate Army to work in nitre and mining caves. 20 men were requested to be sent by Lt. James F. Jones.

Letter written to James Seddon, the Secretary of War, concerning compensation for enslaved persons who had died while working on the Confederate fortifications in Richmond, Virginia.