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William Martin's Approved Claim for Redress

William Martin, a free African-American rosin farmer and boatman living in North Carolina before the Civil War, submitted a claim seeking remuneration for his property used by the Union army. This page shows what was accepted and why.

Found in Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880

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