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Requisition and Receipt for Whiskey

Creator:: Butler, Winthrop, 1838-1907
Collection:: Civil War Documents Collection; Winthrop Butler Papers
Location:: [Duboy Sound, Georgia]
Date of Original:: 1864
Description:: Handwritten, triplicate ('E') of a requisition, 25 cm, headed "U.S.S. Saratoga, Dec. 27/64," "Required in the medical Department of the U.S.S. 'Saratoga' at Duboy Sound, Ga. ... Whiskey butts 4," addressed to "Asst. Surg. J.N. Penrose, USN," signed "Winthrop Butler, A.A. Surgeon," and approved "E Brodhead, A. Lt Comdr Comdg." Docketed on verso. Receipt is a printed form ('D'), filled in, confirming the receipt of the whiskey, and signed by Butler.
Subject:: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; Saratoga (Sloop of war)

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908300886
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300886
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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