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Amnesty oath, 1866
Amnesty oath taken by Hamilton Parks before J.F. Williamson, Justice of the Peace of Dyer County, Tennessee, on June 7, 1866, in which he agrees to defend the constitution and the union of the United States, and to abide by the laws regarding the emancipation of slaves.
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Indenture, 1870
Indenture issued by W.M. Watkins, Clerk of Dyer County Court, Tennessee, declaring that Blount, Margaret, Anthony, Samy and Fanne Parks, formerly enslaved children owned by Hamilton Parks, are indentured to him for remainder of their minority, dated January 3, 1870.
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Requisition receipt, 1862
Requisition receipt issued during the Civil War to Hamilton Parks of Dyer County, Tennessee, by Colonel James Milton True of the 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, from their headquarters at Kenton, Tennessee, dated November 11, 1862. Certified that the following four enslaved men have been employed by the regiment as cooks and teamsters: Doc aged about 17, Agent aged about 23, Samuel aged about 71, and Hatten aged about 19.
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Requisition receipt, 1863
Requisition receipt issued during the Civil War to Hamilton Parks by Lieutenant J.S. Cotter, Commissary of Subsistence, at Trenton, Tennessee, on January 22, 1863, for 1155 pounds of pork valued at $6.00 per 100 pounds. The document states: "Which will be paid for the United States at the end of the present insurrection, if the owner of the same shall satisfactorily prove his loyalty to the United States of America."
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