Curdy, Richard M. (fl. 1863) [Certificate for membership in the Loyal League of Union Citizens]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03619.01.13 Author/Creator: Curdy, Richard M. (fl. 1863) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Printed document signed Date: 14 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17.7 x 30.4 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Curdy as Chairman of the Executive Committee and [Crosper?] Westmore as Secretary of the League, admitting David B. Scott as a member.
The Union League of America, sometimes called the Loyal league, was a political organization for Union sympathizers intending to raise troops, furnish supplies to soldiers, and distribute political literature. The League originated in Ohio in 1862 and established branches in many Northern (and few Southern) locales. Lieutenant General Winfield Scott served as President of the League in 1863.
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