Substitute soldier certificate for Siebert, Phillip
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Title
Substitute soldier certificate for Siebert, Phillip
Subject
New York County (N.Y.)
Siebert, Phillip
New York (N.Y.)
Siebert, Phillip
New York (N.Y.)
Description
This is a substitute soldier certificate, whereby a man (Siebert) has agreed to fight in the civil war for a sum of $300 in the place of another man who was drafted. This demonstrates the policy of the time whereby one could pay $300 or supply a substitute soldier to get out of going to war.One half page—the actual certificate; half typed and half hand written, with “New York County Substitute Committee” across the top; One legal-sized yellow sheet of paper on which Siebert signs that he has received the $300 and agrees to serve in the army. Signed by Seibert, a Captain C. F. Wagner, and various others, including a witness.
Creator
New York County (N.Y.); Siebert, Phillip
Publisher
Wofford College
Date
2009-02-25
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Citation
New York County (N.Y.); Siebert, Phillip, "Substitute soldier certificate for Siebert, Phillip," in The Littlejohn Collection, Item #14, http://www.looklistentouch.org/littlejohn/items/show/14 (accessed February 4, 2012).