Payment voucher 16th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Payment voucher for 1st Lieutenant John J. Scott, 16th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, dated August 11, 1865. Original folio sheet, approximately 11 by 17 inches, folded. Payment voucher #1397 for the amount of $140.88, covering the period from March 1st to March 31st 1865. The voucher, filled out in pen and ink, lists pay per month and total number of rations. It is signed by the paymaster, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is signed twice by Scott. The voucher notes in ink that Scott has one black servant named Samuel Buckner [an enlisted private with the 16th U.S.C.T.]. They pulled duty in Tennessee and were with Gen. Hood and his men after the battle of Nashville. An interesting piece of black history. Document taped along fold lines, some slight soiling, o/w Very Nice.
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- Bookseller
- George Robert Minkoff, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7458
- Title
- Payment voucher 16th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Date Published
- August 11, 1865.
- Size
- folio sheet, approximately 11 by
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- (BLACK HISTORY).
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed;
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.