John W. McClure to Samuel B. Holabird, 11 February 1864
Office Assistant Quartermaster,
45 Carondelet Street,
Department of the Gulf.
New Orleans, February 11th 1864.
Colonel S. B. Holabird
Chief Quartermaster
Dept of the Gulf.
Sir
The house on the corner of Rampart and St Peters Street was occupied by a "Mrs Johnston" now in the Confd, and the furniture in said house was her property. A Mr "Fellows" appears and represents himself as the husband of Mrs Johnson and claims the furniture. Mr Fellows has taken the oath, but Mrs Johnson is still in the Confd
The house is the property of "Mr Avegnio" a French subject. Shall I release the furniture, or remove and store it until Mrs Johnson arrives and takes the oath. She is said to be on her way here. Very Resp Your Obdt Svt.
John W McClure
Capt A Q M
[verso]
1864
J. W. McClure
AQM
Feby 11
relative to Furniture
in house corner of
St Peter & Rampart Sts
Let the furniture
remain in the
home, not to be
removed by any
one.
S B H
3291
DATABASE CONTENT
(3291) | DL0942 | 68 | Letters | 1864-02-11 |
Letter and Cover from John W. McClure, Assistant Quartermaster, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, February 11, 1864 to Colonel S. B. Holabird, Chief Quartermaster, Department of the Gulf; re: the property of fled Confederate Mrs. Johnson and the loyalty oath
Tags: Foraging/Theft, Oaths of Allegiance
People - Records: 2
- (1639) [writer] ~ McClure, John W.
- (1640) [recipient] ~ Holabird, Samuel Beckley
Places - Records: 1
- (72) [origination] ~ New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
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John W. McClure to Samuel B. Holabird, 11 February 1864, DL0942, Nau Collection