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Collection Reference Number GLC04644.02
From Archive Folder Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 
Title James W. White acknowledging receipt for a donation made to Great Central Fair by John B. Bachman
Date 6 June 1864
Author White, James William (1826-1891)  
Document Type Miscellany
Content Description Acting as Chairman of the Committee on Orations and Lectures of the Great Central Fair, White (possibly the noted Philadelphia dentist and doctor) acknowledges receipt of John B. Bachman's contribution of $760.70. Accompanied by an illustrated Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission envelope addressed to Bachman. Possibly transmitted in the same envelope as GLC04644.01.
Subjects US Sanitary Commission  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Charity and Philanthropy  Injury or Wound  Expositions and Fairs  Religion  
People White, James William (1826-1891)  Bachman, John B. (fl. 1864)  
Place written Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Religion
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information The Great Central Fair for the United States Sanitary Commission opened in June 1864 in Logan Square, Philadelphia. The Fair was held to raise funds for Union soldiers in need of basic necessities and medical supplies.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945