(CIVIL WAR NEW YORK) Rockland County broadside regarding th

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(CIVIL WAR--NEW YORK.) Rockland County broadside regarding the draft. Letterpress broadside, 19 1/4 x 13 inches, on thin paper; separations at folds, chipping at edges, tape repairs on verso, inked manuscript memoranda on verso bleeding through to front, not examined out of mat. Haverstraw, NY: Messenger Office, 20 May 1864

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This broadside announces the result of a town meeting in Haverstraw, NY regarding the town's handling of draft exemption fees. In short, if you already paid your $25, the town would cover your exemption, but the fee going forward would be $100. Agents to receive the fees were appointed in four different villages. None traced at auction or on OCLC.