Warren, Alabama, 1864

Item

Title: Warren, Alabama, 1864
Description: Pre-printed receipt forms with handwritten additions detailing impressment by the Confederate government of this enslaved man belonging to Joshua Hill Foster.

Foster was a plantation owner in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Note: Name as recorded in pencil on the back of the receipt.
Transcript: [Not a strict transcript; data somewhat reformatted and rearranged for comprehensibility outside columnar presentation and tabular format.]

IMPRESSMENT RECEIPT
Headquarters Army of the Confederate States, Department of the Gulf,
Slaves and other Property impressed under the Act of Congress of the Confederate States, under date 6th April, 1863, by order of Major-General DABNEY H. MAURY, Commanding Department of the Gulf, from Tuscaloosa County, by R. C. McLester, IMPRESSMENT AGENT

PROPERTY IMPRESSED
SLAVES, TOOLS PROVISIONS &c
Slaves, NO. OF EACH: 1, NO. POUNDS: [blank], VALUE OF PROVISIONS: DOLLARS: [blank] CENTS: [blank]
Club Axes, NO. OF EACH: [blank], NO. POUNDS: [blank], VALUE OF PROVISIONS: DOLLARS: [blank] CENTS: [blank]
Spades, NO. OF EACH: [blank], NO. POUNDS: [blank], VALUE OF PROVISIONS: DOLLARS: [blank] CENTS: [blank]
Meat, NO. OF EACH: [blank], NO. POUNDS: 1/2, VALUE OF PROVISIONS: DOLLARS: [blank], CENTS: 50
Bacon, NO. OF EACH: [blank], NO. POUNDS: 3 1/2, VALUE OF PROVISIONS: DOLLARS: [blank] CENTS: [blank]
Beef, NO. OF EACH: [blank], NO. POUNDS: [blank], VALUE OF PROVISIONS: DOLLARS: [blank] CENTS: [blank]

These receipts should be signed in duplicate -- one given to the owner, and the other returned to these Headquarters.
REMARKS
If any of the Slaves are impressed as mechanics, the number and trade should be stated under this head.

Impressment Agent of Tuscaloosa County, certify that I have this day impressed and received from [blank] in said County, the Slaves and other Property herein specified; and that the valuation of the Provisions, as herein stated, is correct.
Signed by me in duplicate.
July 25th 1854 R. C. McLester
Impressment Agent Tuscaloosa County.
Jn. B. Burks Cpt
Date: 25 July 1864
Coverage: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Source: Digitized item
Is Part Of: Joshua Hill Foster papers (MSS.0535); Finding aid

Site pages: Moveable Property

Media: Warren 1864