Four letters and two other documents regarding William A. Williams [Decimalized .01-.06]

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Four letters regarding Williams's land holding and legal issues, mentioning freedmen, as well as an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and an official permission to visit Richmond.

GLC#
GLC00496.254-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1862-1865
Title
Four letters and two other documents regarding William A. Williams [Decimalized .01-.06]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
6 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Williams, William A., fl. 1862-1865
Haigh, William H., 1823-1870
Confederate States of America
Civil War
Oath
Land Transaction
Military History

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Collection Item
Printed document signed

[Confederate oath of allegiance]

9 August 1863

Williams, William A., fl. 1863

Printed oath with Williams' name filled in, pledging to "serve them honestly and faithfully against their enemies." On the verso is a printed pass permitting Williams to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina.

GLC00496.254.01
Collection Item
Printed document signed

[Confederate permission for William A. Williams to visit Richmond, Virginia]

24 July 1863

Clabaugh, Fentin, fl. 1863

Printed with Williams' name filled in. Issued by the Provost Marshal's Office. Clabaugh signed for Joseph G. Lockhart, Captain and Provost Marshal.

GLC00496.254.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William A. Williams

January 27, 1862

Haigh, William H., 1823-1870

William H. Haigh informs Williams that because of the "Stay Law" all legal cases have been shifted to the Superior Court, which is now overburdened and has refused to hear civil cases. Therefore, Williams's case, apparently regarding a land claim...

GLC00496.254.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William A. Williams

May 11, 1863

Haigh, William H., 1823-1870

Haigh, a lawyer, discusses legal matters related to his efforts on behalf of Williams's land claim in Springfield, North Carolina (see GLC00496.254.03 and GLC00496.254.05).

GLC00496.254.04
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William A. Williams

June 20, 1863

Haigh, William H., 1823-1870

Haigh informs Williams that he has "gained the Springfield [North Carolina] tract of land," for which Haigh, a lawyer, had been conducting legal matters on Williams's behalf (see GLC00496.254.03 and GLC00496.254.04).

GLC00496.254.05
GLC00496.254.06
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William A. Williams

December 2, 1865

Heyward, William H., 1817-1889

One letter from William Henry Heyward, enslaver and proprietor of Clay Hall plantation in Reconstruction-era South Carolina, to William A. Williams dated December 2, 1865. Discusses going to Charleston to receive a pardon and to attain ownership of...

GLC00496.254.06