Museum object · affidavits
Affidavit regarding contraband rations
July 9, 1862
Harrison's Landing, Charles City County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An affidavit written by N. A. Ball at Harrison's Landing, Virginia certifying that four bags of crackers were taken from W. Backinan to supply rations to "contrabands" on the barge "Amos C. Page".
- Catalog date
- July 9, 1862
- Recorded places
- Harrison's Landing, Charles City County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Emancipation; Military; Slavery; U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2011.26.9.2
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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