Lot 1595
[Jones, William E. 'Grumble']. Document. One page, quarto, Philadelphia, December 15, 1860. On "Department of Army Clothing and Equipage" letterhead. Being an receipt of payment for "Wm.E. Jones", for purchase of a Sibley Tent. Transmittal folds, one rough edge, else fine. Signed by C.W. Thomas as Assistant Quartermaster General.
An interesting document, with links to three Civil War figures. Jones had retired from the Army a few years before and was farming at the time he bought the tent, which was invented by fellow U.S. Army officer and Confederate Army general, Henry Hopkins Sibley. Thomas, Assistant Quartermaster General, was a Brevet Major General on the Union side of the war. This document catches these warriors in peacetime, when the scope of the Civil War was unimaginable.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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