Dicey Couch’s Petition to the Commissioners of Claims: The Orange County Woman Sought Compensation for a Horse, a Mule, and Bacon

SUBMITTED BY: Ruth C. Couch (transcription of original document by Ruth C. Couch; vetted by Cheri Todd Molter)

To read the petition, click on the link here: 1588269639-Dicey-Couch-claim

November 2022 Year End Update
November 25, 2022
Dear Friends: We are pleased to announce officially our new name—The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction—and that we have secured the necessary funding from Cumberland County and the City of Fayetteville to almost complete our fundraising effort from public sources! We’re very grateful to the …Read More »
Media Advisory: October 3, 2022
October 3, 2022
The NC History Center On The Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction in Fayetteville is bringing an open house of sorts to two Fayetteville-area churches in October. The Center will have panels that will outline the plans that historians and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources have made …Read More »
Videos from the June 2nd ground-breaking for Phase 3
June 8, 2022
Opening: Mac Healy, Chair, Board of Directors Dr. James Leutze, Co-Chair, Board of Advisors Written remarks from Representative John Szoka Dr. James A. Anderson, Co-Chair, Board of Advisors, introduces guest speaker Dr. Spencer Crew, Emeritus Director of the National Museum of African American History and CultureRead More »

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