Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880
Index and images of approved claims from civilians seeking compensation for lost or destroyed property as a result of the Civil War. The collection is NARA publication M2094 Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims,1871-1880: Virginia and is from RG 217, Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury. Approved applications are arranged by county and then alphabetically by name.
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Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims
What is in This Collection?
The collection is NARA publication M2094 Southern Claims Commission Approve Claims, 1871-1880: Virginia and is from RG 217. Approved applications are arranged by county and then alphabetical by name. These are records of Virginia, Southern Claims from civilians seeking compensation for lost or destroyed property as a result of the Civil War. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Additional information about the records created by the Commission can be found at United States, National Archives, Southern Claims Commission. For more about the commission see the National Archives' Organization Authority Record, Southern Claims Commission. 3/10/1871-3/10/1880.
Related National Archives Collections
- Disallowed Claims Files, 1871 - 1880. NAID 562207
- Alphabetical Geographical Lists of Claims, 1871 - 1873. NAID 6256575
- Registers of Claim Cases Heard by the Commissioners, 1871 - 1880. NAID 6256588
- Name Indexes to the Registers of Claim Cases, 1871 - 1873. NAID 6256845
- Register of Claims, 6/6/1871 - 6/17/1871. NAID 12008935
- Barred Claims Files, 1871 - 1880. NAID 562208
- Settled Case Files for Claims Approved by the Southern Claims Commission, 1871 - 1880. NAID 566157 - Search within this Series. Digital Images of Approved Claims
Related Articles
- Sarah Larsen Records of the Southern Claims Commission Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 12(Winter, 1980): 207-218. FS Library 973 B2p
- Reginald Washington The Southern Claims Commission: A Source for African American Roots Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 27 #4 (Winter 1995): 374-382 FS Library 973 B2p
What Can These Records Tell Me?
Information may differ between cases and may include any of the following:
- Name of claimant
- Description and value of property
- Date of incident
- Details of incident
- Witnesses' names
- Relationships
- Place of incident
- Residences
- Document and recording dates
- Occupations
Collection Content
Sample Images
1862 Claims Record
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - Inventory
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 15 June 2024.
