Sep 17, 2015 - Sale 2391

Sale 2391 - Lot 123

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(CIVIL WAR--PENNSYLVANIA.) Fair for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Illustrated printed circular letter, signed in type by Andrew G. Curtin and 50 others. 2 pages, 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, on one folding sheet; minimal wear. Philadelphia: King & Baird, 23 May 1865

Additional Details

Seeks donations for a fair to launch a home for disabled veterans and war orphans. The initial letter was written on 14 April, just after Lee's surrender, and was published a month later with donation instructions. Sabin 86336.