Report of Provost Marshal about Crimes of Robert Campbell Martin, Sr.

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Title

Report of Provost Marshal about Crimes of Robert Campbell Martin, Sr.

Description

S. C. W Rudyard, the Provost Marshal of Assumption Parish, Louisiana, describes charges against R. C. Martin, including his refusal to sign a loyalty oath and mistreatment of "his Negroes," who have been told that "if they did not obey his overseer's orders that he would have them shot down like dogs."

Source

Martin-Pugh Family Collection, Nicholls State University, A-17-B, Item 343.

Publisher

Published here by W. Caleb McDaniel.

Date

May 7, 1863

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This item is published solely for personal research and nonprofit educational use under the terms of fair use. No copyright in the item is asserted or implied by its publication here.

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PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

F2D66116-A343-414A-9765-01E8FFF242FD

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