Transcript of
Southern Claims Commission Petition By
Nanny or Nancy Bacon
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Summary
[Transcriber’s Comments: Unfortunately, the testimony was almost entirely illegible so only the 1872 and 1873 applications, and the warrant for payment, are included below.]
Claimant’s Name (Last Name, First Name): Bacon, Nancy or Nanny (first name listed as both under same claim number)
Listed as “Colored”? (Y/N): Y
Amount of Claim: $89.00
Total Amount Allowed: $74.00
Nature of Claim: Army Supplies
Claimant living in: on Walthourville at Est. [estate] L. Winn
Incident occurred in: on Walthourville at while with Col. L. Winn
Claim #: 21406
Secondary Claim #: 36601
Date Claim Submitted [YYYY-MM-DD]: 1872-11-26; 1873-03-01
Date Testimony taken [YYYY-MM-DD]: 1874-03-14
Claimant’s Attorney: Raymond Cay Jr, Savannah, Ga.
Special Commissioner: Virgil Hillyer
Property Removed to: their camp around Walthourville
Date property removed: 1864-12-20
Army unit involved: Howard Corps commanded by Generals Howard & Kilpatrick
Date Submitted to Congress [YYYY-MM-DD]: 1874-12
Post Office of Claimant: Riceboro, GA
Witnesses to be Called: |
Jno. [John] Bacon Jr [listed in 1872 application] [appears to have testified] |
Andrew Stacy [listed in 1872 application] [appears to have testified] |
Clarinda Porter [listed in 1872 application] |
Jack Bacon [listed in 1873 application] [probably the John Bacon listed above] |
Plenty Porter [listed in 1873 application] |
[illegible name] [listed in 1873 application] |
Items Claimed in 1872
Item # | Description | Amt Claimed | Amt Allowed | Amt Disallowed |
1 | Three cows | 60 | 50 | 10 |
2 | 3 hogs | 24 | 24 | |
3 | Silver | 5 | 0 | 5 |
TOTAL | 89 | 74 | 15 |
Items Claimed in 1873
Item # | Description | Amt Claimed |
1 | 3 head cattle | 60 |
2 | 50 head poultry | 12 |
3 | 6 head hogs | 60 |
TOTAL | 132 |
Transcription
Remarks: Claimant is a widow and inherited the property for which she claims compensation from her husband. Her loyalty is established by her own statement and the testimony of her witnesses. The ownership and taking of the property by soldiers of Gen Sherman’s command in December 1864 is also established. We allow the sum of seventy four dollars.
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Claim No. 36601
Sett No. 4694
Nancy Bacon of Ga
$74
Due her
Out of the appropriation for
“Claims of Loyal Citizens for Supplies
Furnished during the rebellion”
For amount allowed her
By the Southern Claims Commission
Reported: March 16, 1875
Returned: March 20, 1875
Requisition No. 4217 , dated
Apr 12, 1875 transmitted for
Warrant Apr 13, 1875.
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The United States
To Nancy Bacon of Ga
For the amount allowed her by Act of Congress, Private No.
Approved March 3, 1871, entitled “An act making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioners of Claims under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1871.”
The sum of $74
Payable in care of Raymond Cay [looks like Sr], Savannah, Ga
Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller’s Office
March 20, 1875
Treasury Department
Third Auditor’s Office
March [date not given] 1875
Claim transcribed by: Stacy Cole
About This Transcription
What you are seeing: The Southern Claims Commission files for each claimant included all forms filed for the claimant, including cover pages, standard forms with filled in information, a special agent’s report about the claim, remarks made by the Special Commissioner summarizing the case, testimony from the claimant and his or her witnesses based on a standard set of questions, and copies of other paperwork involved. Much of the information contained in the forms is repetitive. We have summarized that information into one block, and transcribed all testimony, the Special Commissioner’s remarks, the special agent’s report, and any other relevant text.
Methodology: The testimony of the claimant and the witnesses has been transcribed exactly as seen. Some of the files are faded and/or difficult to read. Any words that cannot be read are indicated by “[word]”, or, in the case of entire sections, “[section illegible]”. Alternative spellings of names are also indicated with brackets.
