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Civil War Draft Broadsheet - Woburn Townsman.- Extra

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Civil War Draft Broadsheet - Woburn Townsman.- Extra
<Our item number 140843><B>Civil War Draft Broadsheet - &#34;Woburn Townsman.- Extra&#34;.</B> Original, printed Civil War draft broadsheet, identified as &#34;No. 1.&#34; with a listing of the residents of Woburn, Massachusetts whose names had been drawn in the previous evening&#39;s Draft Lottery, 10 x 13½ in., May 17, 1864. The previous evening the Town Draft Committee had awaited word from Washington, DC. regarding &#34;the required number among the reenlisted veterans who were not as yet assigned to any town&#34; and in doing so fulfill the Draft requirement imposed on the Town of Woburn but the State Provost Marshall declared that the Draft should commence before word from Washington, DC. was received. Apparently &#36;3,650.60 had been raised to purchase the services of &#34;Substitutes&#34; who would serve in place of the Woburn citizens. Complete and intact, with edge wear and some light water staining. There is a small section clipped from the upper right hand margin that likely had the origin al recipients signature &#40;not affecting the text&#41;. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;500 - 1,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 140843<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140843.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>