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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08649.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to the Freedmen's Department of Memphis |
| Title | Receipt for the purchase of a shovel and spade |
| Date | 31 May 1865 |
| Author | Blood, G. H. (fl. 1865-1868) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | T. A. Walker, Captain in the 63rd U.S.C.T. and Superintendent of Freedmen, West Tennessee, pays $3.50 for the two items. G. H. Blood receipt, containing printed image of a stove surrounded by various pipes. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Freemen African American History Slavery Union Forces African American Troops Contrabands Military Supplies |
| People | Blood, G. H. (fl. 1865-1868) |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | G.H. Blood and Co. specialized in selling stoves, tin ware, oils, lamps, and candles. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |