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Title: The history of the Civil War in the United States : its cause, origin, progress and conclusion ; containing full, impartial and graphic descriptions of the various military and naval engagements, with the heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals, touching scenes and incidents in the camp, the cabin, the field and the hospital ; and biographical sketches of its heroes
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Smucker, Samuel M. (Samuel Mosheim), 1823-1863 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) : Jones Bros. & Co. Chicago (etc.) : Zeigler, McCurdy & Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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. Whenever three respectable negroes, heads of families, shall desireto settle on land, and shall have selected, for that purpose, an island or alocality clearly defined within the limits above designated, the Inspectorof Settlements and Plantations will himself, or by such subordinateofficer as he may appoint, give them a license to settle such island ordistrict, and afibrd them such assistance as he can, to enable them toe-stablish a peaceable agricultural settlement. The three parties namedwill subdivide the land, under the supervision of the Inspector, amongthemselves, and such others as may choose to settle near them, so thateach family shall have a plot of not more than forty acres of tillableground, and when it borders on some water channel, with not more thaneight hundred feet front, in the possession of which land the militaryautiiorities will affijrd them protection until such time as they can protectthemselves, or until Congress shall regulate their title. The quartermaster
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DESTITUTION OF THE WHITES AT SAVANNAH. 869 may, on the requisition of the Inspector of Settlements and Plantations,place at the disposal of the Inspector one or more of the captured steam-ers, to ply between the settlements and one or more of the commercialpoints heretofore named in orders, to afford the settlers the opportunity tosupply their necessary wants, and to sell the products of their land andlabor. IV. When a negro has enlisted in the military service of the UnitedStates, he may locate his family in any of the settlements, at pleasure, andacquire a homestead, and all other rights and privileges of a settler, asthough present in person. In like manner, negroes may settle their fami-lies, and engage on board the gunboats, or in fishing, or in the navigationof the inland waters, without losing any claim to land, or other advan-tages derived from this system. But none, except an actual settler, asabove defined, or unless absent on government service, will be entitled toclaim any

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