Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) [Certificate of deposit by Kansas soldier donating his savings to the U.S. Government]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02609 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 18 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 10 x 23 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed certificate of the U.S. Treasury filled out by hand. Patriotic $50 donation by soldier Alfred T. Jackson of Co. D of the 1st Regiment of Kansas Mounted Infantry indicated to be the "amount of his savings as a soldier." Spinner was treasurer of the United States.
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