U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

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U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

MS207

Identifier: MS207

Title: U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

Creator: Chandler, Lucius Henry, 1812-1876

Date created: 1863-07/1864-09

Description: This collection contains a ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens. Following the Confiscation Acts of 1861 and 1862, U.S. Marshalls James Close and John Underwood conducted land seizures and confiscations of the citizens of Alexandria, Virginia at the behest of U.S. District Attorney Lucius Chandler

Type: Collection

Format: Documents

Format: Registers

Extent: .3 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language: eng

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Confiscations and contributions

Subject: Alexandria (Va.) -- History

Subject: Forfeiture

Place: Alexandria (Va.)

Time period covered: 1860s

Collection:

Repository: Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria Library