Certificate of enlistment for Tilghman Detter

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A single page certificate of enlistment for the formerly enslaved man Tilghman Detter and payment for Detter to William Thompson of R. by the state of Maryland. The form is printed in black ink and completed by hand in brown ink. At the top in bold and decorative text is [Office of the U.S. Board of Claims, / No. 10 SOUTH STREET, BALTIMORE, MD.]. The top half of the document is certification that "Tilghman Detter of Co. G, 39th Reg't U.S.C.T., was enlisted in the United States service, from the State of Maryland" prior to April 1, 1864. The date of enlistment is provided as March 31, 1864, and the date of the claim is May 4, 1865. It is signed by the clerk to U.S. Board of Claims. The bottom half of the document begins [$100.

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