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Horstmann Bros. & Co, fl. 1861 [Bill of sale]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02711.26 Author/Creator: Horstmann Bros. & Co, fl. 1861 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 4 April 1861 Pagination: 2 p. ; 14.4 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt for Confederate uniform purchased by William E. Jones in Philadelphia. Includes fabric amounts, buttons, collar, etc., and costs. Verso contains handwritten supplies, such as trumpets, feathers, cord, etc. Printed receipt with details written in by hand.

Jones, William E., 1824-1864

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