United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85140208
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas M. Holmes Property Order
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4773
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a single signed document dated June 8, 1865, from Charleston, South Carolina, granting Thomas M. Holmes permission to take possession of the property located at No. 62 Liberty Street. Issued on Holmes’s behalf, the order states that Holmes has paid the United States property taxes on the premises and instructs the current occupants to vacate by June 16, 1865. The document reflects the shifting property ownership and civil rights dynamics during the early...
Dates:
1865