Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874 [Documents related to James E. Kelly's court martial]

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Two documents related to James E. Kelly's court martial appearance. Documents that Kelly had appeared as a witness to a court martial. Kelly is referred to as "colored" in the witness letter.

GLC#
GLC09965.01-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
December 1874
Author/Creator
Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874
Title
[Documents related to James E. Kelly's court martial]
Place Written
Fort Drum, Texas
Pagination
2 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Kelly, James E., fl. 1874
Court Martials and Courts of Inquiry
Civil War
African American History
African Americans

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

[Certification of witness, James E. Kelly]

5 December 1874

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

One letter dated December 5, 1874 from James S., certifying that James E. Kelly, a Black man, had been summoned for a court martial at Fort Drum, Texas, served as a witness and was not employed by the United States.

GLC09965.01.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

[Form certifying James E. Kelly's payment as a witness]

December 11, 1874

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

One document dated December 11, 1874 from James S., certifying that James E. Kelly was paid three dollars for serving as a witness during a court martial appointment.

GLC09965.01.02