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France, A. B. (fl. 1865) We, the undersigned, Non-Commissioned Officers of the non-com. staff of the 186th Regt. O.V.I. do hereby ackonwledge to have received of Sr. A.B. France, Adjutant of the 186th Regt. O.V.I. the several articles of Clothing

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03619.01.15 Author/Creator: France, A. B. (fl. 1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document signed Date: April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 42.8 x 35.7 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by A.B. France as Adjutant General of the 186th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers Infantry. Signed by soldiers Daniel B. McCully and Smith Egbert. Signed by W. L. Patterson as a witness. Clothing order was for trousers, a blouse, and bootees. Enevlope in which the receipt was received is included along with the receipt itself.

Egbert, Smith, fl. 1865
France, A. B., fl. 1865
McCully, Daniel B., fl. 1865
Patterson, W. L., fl. 1865

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