651

(CIVIL WAR RECEIPT BOOK)

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(CIVIL WAR RECEIPT BOOK)
<b>651. CIVIL WAR RECEIPT BOOK </b>An unusual Civil War item, a hardbound, 8vo. size receipt book for the National Express Company of New York, containing a full record of the packages mailed at its location in Troy, NY, from the end of January 1865 to Sept. 1865. The book's cover bears the company name and address of 65 Broadway, and contains about 70 9" x 5 1/2" receipts, each of which lists the package, its destination, and the signatures of the both the person who mailed the package and company representative. Cover bears significant scuffing, with one corner missing entirely, but the address label is fairly clear, and receipts inside general clean and bright. Should be seen.<b> $100-150</b>