Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Newman, Omar, fl. 1862-1864 [tax receipt]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03136.089 Author/Creator: Newman, Omar, fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Cherokee County, Iowa Type: Autograph document signed Date: 3 May 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

"Recd May 3 1862 of S. P. Oakes Twenty dollars to pay taxes in Cherokee Co. Iowa on 400 acres of land."

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources