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-Another helpful source of information for locating African American ancestors is the Records of the Commissioners of Claims 1871—1880 {{FSC|Film nos. 1,463,963 through 1,463,987}}. Nearly 22,300 cases are filed by individual names, family groups, churches, and businesses. Records include testimony of neighbors, relatives, and former slaves to support a claimant’s assertions, taken during the Civil War because of loyalty to the Union. A master index to these case files is found in Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission by Gary B. Mills {{FSC|Book: 975 M2s}}.
+Another helpful source of information for locating African American ancestors is the Records of the Commissioners of Claims 1871—1880  FS Library Film nos. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/452638?availability=Family%20History%20Library 1,463,963 through 1,463,974].  Nearly 22,300 cases are filed by individual names, family groups, churches, and businesses. Records include testimony of neighbors, relatives, and former slaves to support a claimant’s assertions, taken during the Civil War because of loyalty to the Union. A master index to these case files is found in Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission by Gary B. Mills {{FSC|Book: 975 M2s}}.
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