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Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894 [Wallet owned by Richard B. Winder]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07271.07.01 Author/Creator: Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 wallet Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 8 cm, Depth: 1.5 cm Order a Copy

Inscribed in the wallet is "R.B. Winder Captain and A.Q.M. C.S.A [Assistant Quarter Master Confederate States of America]." Accompanied by three pieces of Confederate currency of the following denominations: $1, $10 and 20 bill (see GLC07271.07.02-.04).

Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894

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