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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03410.03.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Statement requesting reimbursement for items lost at the 1869 Inaugural Ball |
| Date | March 1870 |
| Author | Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) |
| Additional authors | Edmunds, J. M. (James Madison) (1810-1879) Evans, C. E. (fl. 1870) Loew, Charles E. (d. ca. 1904) Brown, Isaac T. (fl. 1870) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Isaac T. Brown, notary public. Signed clerically for Spinner as Treasurer and J. M. Edmunds (possibly James Madison Edmunds) as secretary. Includes a partially printed document signed 1 March 1870 by C. E. Evans, who asserts that his wife M. W. Evans lost a wool shawl, coat, cape, and head dress at the Inaugural Reception and Ball held 4 March 1869. Brown signs, attesting that the prices Evans cited for his missing articles are just. Spinner and Edmunds sign 4 March 1870 authorizing the payment of $33.50 to Evans from the Inaugural Fund, New York Monument. Printed text indicates that Spinner and Edmunds sign from the Room of the National Monument Association in Washington, D. C. A smaller printed document signed by Charles E. Loew, clerk of the city and county of New York, is attached to Evans's statement. Loew certifies that Isaac T. Brown was a notary public for New York at the time he signed Evans's claim. Loew signs 1 March 1870. Includes the name "C. A. [Elmire?]" written on verso of Evans's claim. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen President Women's History Finance Clothing and Accessories Law Monument Inauguration |
| People | Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) Brown, Isaac T. (fl. 1870) Evans, M. W. (fl. 1870) Edmunds, James Madison (1810-1879) Loew, Charles E. (d. ca. 1904) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | General Spinner served as a United States Representative from New York 1855-1860 and Treasurer of the United States 1861-1875. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |