Association for Procuring Employment for Rebel Deserters Who Have Taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States Record
Collection
Identifier: R-0027
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single item: an account book for the Association for Procuring Employment for Rebel Deserters who have taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. Contributions by members are listed on 2 pages. The book also contains a circular, which notes the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army has removed the need for the association. The funds collected were instead given to the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon in Philadelphia. The circular is pasted into the book and the following pages are blank. A hand written notation reads, "Mem. Bank Account opened in the Commercial National Bank 30 March 1865 in name of W.M. Tilghman, Treas of the Association [illegible] in full.
Dates
- 1865
Extent
.10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is currently housed off site. Please contact staff at 817-392-7740 or genlhst@fortworthtexas.gov to request this collection and allow 10 business days for transfer.
- Title
- Association for Procuring Employment for Rebel Deserters Who Have Taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States Record
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Suzie Diver
- Date
- October 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Worth Public Library Archives Repository
