(PRESIDENTS 1864 CAMPAIGN) Wager between two Union soldiers

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(PRESIDENTS--1864 CAMPAIGN.) Wager between two Union soldiers on the 1864 presidential election. One manuscript page, 8 x 4 3/4 inches; folds, partial separations at folds, 3 tape repairs on verso. Camp near Portsmouth, VA, 21 September 1864

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The two soldiers each wrote out the bet: "I, John Anderson, do bet with John Clancy that Abm. Lincoln will be the next president of the United States for $25 dollars." and "I, John Clancy, do bet with John Anderson that Genl. Geo. B. McClellan will be our next president of the U.S. for $25 dollars, and if neither parties is elected, the bets is null & void." The wager is signed by both parties and two witnesses.