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Lee, Charles R. Emancipation Certificate, 18 September 1865. 1 item.

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Mss. C L

Content

Certifies that Lee is a soldier with the 119th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. As such, he, his wife, and their children are free citizens. Issued by the Headquarters Department of Kentucky and Signed by William H. Gill of the 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American

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