Bounty claim of Edward Williams on behalf of Solomon Williams, Mar. 12, 1872
- Title
- Bounty claim of Edward Williams on behalf of Solomon Williams, Mar. 12, 1872
- Date
- 03-23-1872
- Creator
- Edward Williams
- Description
- Documents related to a bounty claim for Edward Williams, brother of deceased Perrymansville trustee Solomon Williams. Edward's letter, written March 12, 1872, states that he is the son of Henry and Harriet Williams. He also lists Henry and Harriet's non-living children: Betsey Scott of Harford County, Caroline Williams of Baltimore, Joshua Williams of Baltimore, Isaac Williams of Harford, and Barrymen Williams of Harford. Edward resides in Springfield, Massachusetts. Three witnesses attest to Edward's relationship to Solomon, Henry, and Harriet Williams -- Rev. John Watts, William Thompson, and Henry Lee, all of Springfield. Edward requested that Edward C. Knower send his pay and bounty amounting to $58.37 care of Coke R. Daggett in Springfield, Hampton County, Massachusetts. On the bounty receipt, John King is listed as receiving a share of $315.25. Solomon Williams' rank is listed as Corporal Co. F 39th Regiment US Colored Troops.
- School
- Perrymansville aka Perryman
- Source
- Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- IIIF Manifests
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413068_00824
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413068_00825
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413068_00826
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413068_00827
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413068_00828
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413068_00829
Part of Bounty claim of Edward Williams on behalf of Solomon Williams, Mar. 12, 1872