U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912
Terms of access:

Researchers are encouraged to access the digitized versions due to conservation concerns

Preferred citation:

[Item identification], U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book, MS207, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Chandler, Lucius Henry, 1812-1876, Underwood, John, and Close, James J.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book, MS207, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a single ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens.

Biographical / historical:

Following the Confiscation Acts of 1861 and 1862, U.S. Marshalls James Close and John Underwood conducted land seizures and confiscations of the citizens of Alexandria, Virginia at the behest of U.S. District Attorney Lucius Chandler.

Accruals:

No accruals are expected

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard