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Edwin H. Abbott papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0001

Scope and Contents note

Files relating to the "Alabama Claims" handled by this Boston attorney concerning damage inflicted by the Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. Shenandoah during the final months of the Civil War.

Dates

  • circa 1873-1883

Creator

Restrictions

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Biographical/Historical Note

Boston attorney

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Files relating to the "Alabama Claims" handled by this Boston attorney concerning damage inflicted by the Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. Shenandoah during the final months of the Civil War.

Provenance

Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum
Title
Guide to the Edwin H. Abbott papers
Status
Completed
Date
November 2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

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