1870
Box 15, Folder 2
GUSN-381102
Receipt dated 1870, from Francis B Carpenter for the final payment for the steel plate engraving by A.H. Ritchie known as the "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation." \n The letter is in the handwriting of Henry C. Bowen, founder and publisher of The Independent. [Henry Bowen was founder of the anti-slavery newspaper The Independent]
receipts (financial records)
7.5 x 8 inch paper with receipt information and handwriting writing on the back, fragile, includes later typed document with identification information. In mylar sleeve.
MS006
Bowen family papers
2020
MS006.01.22.02
Receipt dated 1870, from Francis B Carpenter for the final payment for the steel plate engraving by A.H. Ritchie known as the "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation."
The letter is in the handwriting of Henry C. Bowen, founder and publisher of The Independent. [Henry Bowen was founder of the anti-slavery newspaper The Independent]
Gift
receipts (financial records)
File part
Box 15, Folder 2
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