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Auction: 313 - Numismatic Collector's Series - Ft. Worth, TX
Lot: 1442

Civil War: James A Seddon Good Document Signed "J.A. Seddon" as Secretary of War, 1 page, legal folio, on imprinted War Department form, Richmond, December 12, 1864. A request to Secretary of the Treasury George A. Trenholm for a warrant in the amount of $30,000, payable in favor of CSA Treasurer E.C. Elmore "to be placed to the credit of Maj. A.H. Campbell Corps of Engrs. / Richmond Va...´For Engineer Service´..." A small second sheet has been tipped to the bottom of the page with the total amount remitted since April 1, 1864, $140,000, with the balance due for the 3rd quarter, $11,247.14, and the balance from November 30, $12,285.03. Also signed by Comptroller Louis Cruger and Auditor WHT Taylor, who also adds a signed note in pencil. Small piece out of top left corner, where there are also traces of paste, overall VG. Major Albert H. Campbell was chief of the Topographical Bureau for the Department of Northern Virginia.

Estimate
$500 to $750