Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim (1837-1861) [Receipt for 12 camp baskets]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02465.10 Author/Creator: Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim (1837-1861) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: [23?] April 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 11.7 x 21.3 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed. Day of purchase is illegible; possibly 23 April. Colonel Ellsworth purchased the baskets from Baldwin & Johnston, successors to Picot & Shotwell. Written across printed text, Baldwin & Johnston note receipt of payment.
Ellsworth, noted for his service as colonel of the New York Fire Zouaves, was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
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