1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4f3b917da896d59859b4d9c3656f9021.jpg 4a6a270f5d9e723679f812b4721802af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The American Civil War Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AmericanCivilWar Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource This collection details the receipt of John, an enslaved person, in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863. John was sent by Mrs. Jane Nance of Bedford County, Virginia, to William H. Prease. This impressment was ordered by Col. W. H. Stevens, Chief Engineer Department of Northern Virginia, and signed by E. E. Mason. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mason, E. E. Stevens, W. H. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00868.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Receipts Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person, Ms2011-048, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2011_048_LynchburgVaImpressment_1863-1001