Lot 849
1864 Civil War Broadside Asks Recruits To Pay Town's Deficit. Civil War recruiting notice, town of Malden, MA requiring each recruit to pay $3.00, 6 x 9 in., 30 Dec. 1864. Signed in print by A.F. Sargent, Treasurer, printed by J.W. Pitman & Co., Boston.
The broadside states that because the town of Malden, Massachusetts had exceeded its recruiting budget, "… it was voted to assess each enrolled man Three Dollars …" In other words, the new recruits were being asked to pay the town's deficit. "It is for the Enrolled Men to decide whether or not their faith with the Committee shall be kept." Lightly toned, with a few tiny pinholes, else fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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