Court Document Relating to the Estate of James Hicks
11/3/1865
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The Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible for leasing abandoned or confiscated lands. James Hicks began the process of reclaiming his seized land by swearing to faithfully support the Constitution of the United States.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.
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595076Full Citation: Court Document Relating to the Estate of James Hicks; 11/3/1865; Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Record Group 105. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/court-document-relating-to-the-estate-of-james-hicks, May 16, 2024]