Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 [Authorization to pay Colonel A.L. Rives $30 to produce map]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.21 Author/Creator: Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: 13 July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by the comptroller and auditor. Filled in form of the Department of Northern Virginia, Chief Engineer's Office authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $30 ($10 in gold bullion) for a reproduction of Lieutenant M. McDonald's map of Richmond (see GLC 5987.20). It is to be made with "chloride or gold" through a "photographic process."
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