Title

A valuation on Laurens, a slave, by a witness who knew him, 1864-12-04. Creator: Unknown.

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A valuation on Laurens, a slave, by a witness who knew him, 1864-12-04. 'State of South Carolina. Before me comes Dr James McCauley and makes oath, that he was acquainted with the boy Laurens owned by Mr. S. Warren Nelson. He was a valuable fellow and worth at the time of his impressment in May 1862 eighteen hundred or two thousand dollars...'. Signed by James Tupper, Auditor. Laurens 'died of Congestive fever' while he was 'retained in the service of the Confederate States' to work on military fortifications near Charleston, South Carolina, during the US Civil War. Warren Nelson, the owner of Laurens, petitioned for compensation for the loss of his slave.

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