1864 - A semi-literate manuscript document certifying a Pennsylvanian was medically unfit for military service illegally franked with postage stamps instead of revenue stamps
by Gainer P Kloom
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
The document reads
"Bfour me gainer Kloom one of the justice of the Pease in and for said Co Personly appeared William Irwin and baing sworn Acording to Law doth apove and say that he has been Consumpted and the Liver Complaint for the perid of ten years and sais that he is thirly unfit for mlatary duty
"Sworen this 13th day of Desembr AD 1864
"Gainer P Kloom J P
"Sind Wm Irwin"
. Irwin's conditions met the criteria to disqualify him from military service as specified in Circular No. 100, War Department, Provost-Marshal General's Office. Washington, Nov. 9, 1863, Paragraph 85-5" which reads "The following diseases and infirmities are those which disqualify for military service . . . Acute or organic diseases of the brain or spinal cord; of the heart or lungs; of the liver or spleen; of the kidneys or bladder, which have so seriously impaired his general health as to leave no doubt of the man's incapacity for military service."A fascinating exemption from Civil War military service. Equally interesting is the uncommon illegal use of regular postage stamps to pay the document revenue fee.
(For more information see Circular No. 100 mentioned above and "Illegal Usages - U.S. Postage Stamps as Revenue Stamps" at Revenue-Collector.com)
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- Bookseller
- Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010278
- Title
- 1864 - A semi-literate manuscript document certifying a Pennsylvanian was medically unfit for military service illegally franked with postage stamps instead of revenue stamps
- Author
- Gainer P Kloom
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1864
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; History; Philately;
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Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
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About the Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
About Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
We also have a nice selection of unusual ephemera and postal history items in stock as well.
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