Brass Civil War store token issued by sutler H. Rice for McClernand's Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. Obverse: "H. RICE..SUTLER..McCLERNANDS BRIGADE..ILL. VOL..5 CENTS". Reverse: "JOHN STANTON DIE SINKER..CINCINATTI". This token is one of a set of four (5, 10, 25, and 50 cents), with this collection holding all four. The token's description also includes information about Henry Rice, a Jewish immigrant, friend of Lincoln, and philanthropist, who established a successful clothing business and later a retail business, Rice, Stix and Company, in Memphis, Tennessee, with fellow co-religionists William Stix and Benjamin Eiseman. Dated circa 1863.
Subject: Military Finance
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Manuscript order for payment of $60.00 to Levy & Weil from George Russell's army pay. The order is dated September 22, 1865, and originates from Company "C", 11th Michigan Infantry. The document includes a revenue stamp.
Report to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims: Advances of Money Made by Haym Salomon's Father During the Revolutionary War (Senate Bill 310)Report to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims accompanying Senate Bill 310 from the 31st Congress, 1st Session. The report concerns advances of money made by Haym Salomon's father during the Revolutionary War. Dated August 9, 1850.