THE CIVIL WAR
Commutation Receipt
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| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
Archives |
| Collection |
Civil War Small Collections |
| Dates of Accumulation |
December 15, 1863 |
| Abstract |
1 Commutation Receipt for Elby Fisher, paid $300 exempting him from any military draft. Men of military service age who had been drafted were allowed to pay $300 to the government to avoid military service. |
| Event |
Civil War |
| Legal Status |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Object ID |
SC411.5.30.1 |
| Object Name |
Receipt |
| People |
Fisher, Elby |
| Subjects |
Civil War
Homefront
Draft
Draft resisters |
| Title |
Commutation Receipt |
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Last modified on: July 22, 2007
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