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Fluvanna County (Va.) Reports of Indigent Soldiers' Families, 1861-1865

The Fluvanna County (Va.) Reports of Indigent Soldiers' Families, 1861-1865 is primarily made up of reports and accounts of funds gathered and supplies distributed to indigent soldiers' families. These reports, gathered by court-appointed commissioners, include the names of soldiers and family members and the needs of the families or the supplies provided to each family and the cost of thse items. Also included are court ordered bonds for funds for the purchase of supplies or distribution to the families and detailed accounts of money and supplies received and how it was used. Lists of indigent soldiers included with these records include detailed descriptions of the fate of the soldiers and their family situations, including childrens' ages, and crops and livestock in the families' hands. The reports record that funds were to be used for specific foods such as bacon, meal, sugar, salt, flour, pork and molasses.

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Fluvanna County (Va.) Reports of Indigent Soldiers' Families, 1861-1865

Fluvanna County (Va.) Circuit Court

The Fluvanna County (Va.) Reports of Indigent Soldiers' Families, 1861-1865 is primarily made up of reports and accounts of funds gathered and supplies distributed to indigent soldiers' families. These reports, gathered by court-appointed commissioners, include the names of soldiers and family members and the needs of the families or the supplies provided to each family and the cost of thse items. Also included are court ordered bonds for funds for the purchase of supplies or distribution to the families and detailed accounts of money and supplies received and how it was used. Lists of indigent soldiers included with these records include detailed descriptions of the fate of the soldiers and their family situations, including childrens' ages, and crops and livestock in the families' hands. The reports record that funds were to be used for specific foods such as bacon, meal, sugar, salt, flour, pork and molasses.

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