Lot 183
Two Civil War-date Documents: A Rare California Pass and a Connecticut Volunteer Bounty Pay Order. Partly-printed document, 5 x 6", Head-quarters, Camp Allen, Oct. 6, 1863. A leave of absence for "Sargent Robert Cleary of Company H Captain M. Coonan Second Regiment…" Engrossed in pencil; notations at lower edge very faint. Camp Allen, located in Oakland, CA, was a training camp for California volunteers, many of whom served in Col. Edward Dexter Baker's 71st Pennsylvania Regiment, also known as the 1st California Regiment. Matted and framed to 13¼ x 15". With a pay order signed by a New Britain, Conn. selectman, 3¼ x 7", New Britain, Conn., Sept 27, 1864 for the treasurer to pay Thomas Goonan three hundred dollars and to charge the town. Notation in left margin, "Town Bounty to Volunteers." Matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 14½". Estimate Value $200 - UP
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