| Title | French and American Claims Commission records, 1861-1884 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1861-1884 |
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| ID No. | MSS84103 |
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| Creator | French and American Claims Commission |
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| Extent | 7,000 items |
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| Extent | 21 containers |
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| Extent | 8.4 linear feet |
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| Language |
Collection material in French with English
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| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014034 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm97084103 |
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| Summary | Commission established in 1880 by a treaty between the governments of France and the United States to resolve outstanding claims by French citizens residing in the United States for property confiscated or destroyed during the Civil War. Correspondence, petitions, inventories, depositions, lists, certificates, and receipts. Includes material relating to the Union Army's western offensive and occupation of New Orleans and to protests by French residents of Bagdad, Mexico, a settlement attacked and pillaged by U.S. Army soldiers in January 1866. |
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