Auction Closing: November 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time |
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Lot Number: 114
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Estimate Range: $200 - $300 |
February 18, 1865 General Order No. 3 by John L. Hodson, Adjutant General of the State of Maine, Cash Bounty Paid for Military or Naval Service of the United States |
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February 18, 1865-Dated Civil War Printed General Order No. 3, issued by John L. Hodson, Adjutant General of the State of Maine, regarding a $100 Cash Bounty for entering the Military or Naval service of the United States, Extremely Fine. February 18, 1865-Dated General Order No. 3, 1 page, measuring 8” x 10” from the desk of John L. Hodson, Adjutant General of the State of Maine. The order regards the payment of the State Bounty of $100 for each person entering the military or naval service of the United States. Those entering service on or before February 18, 1865 would receive their bounty in cash while those entering service subsequent to the 18th would receive their bounty in a scrip to be payable on and after February 1, 1867. |
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