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Swindling and Fraud
Information about swindling and fraud in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

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1863-01-24, Richmond Dispatch; man arrested for forgery & fraud put into Castle Lightning, in charge of Lt. Booker
1863-02-19, Richmond Dispatch; breakout at city jail. Inattentive members of City Battalion jailed and court martialed. One of escapees was Samuel Blake, charged with stealing $200 worth of clothing belonging to Capt. Wm. M. Blackford.
1863-03-16, Richmond Dispatch; four men taken to Castle Thunder – attemping to swindle a man out of substitute money by posing as officers.
1863-04-16, Richmond Dispatch; names of 6 soldiers who escaped from Castle Thunder. Two soldier-forgers also escaped from City Jail
1863-05-19, Richmond Dispatch; Thos. Hinton, Col. Zable impersonator, had escaped from Castle Thunder. Caught at Tappahannock recently. Chas. & Jno. Bower, K28Va., into Castle Thunder as AWOLs. Also J. H. Dix, 2nd NC
1863-05-27, Richmond Whig; Notice of fraud at Winder
1864-06-29, Richmond Whig; a lady has been fraudulently seeking contributions for Chimborazo Hospital; the hospital needs no money - they have plenty of funds
1864-07-16, Richmond Dispatch; Castle Thunder Items
1864-07-18, Richmond Dispatch; man charged with swindling
1864-07-18, Richmond Whig; man fraudulently attempts to buy supplies for Chimborazo Hospital

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