Recruitment papers, 1861-1864.

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Recruitment papers, 1861-1864.

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Papers of Alderman and recruiting officer Otis Norcross relating to the recruitment of soldiers from Boston's Ward Five during the Civil War. Included are bounty checks made out to volunteers, lists of recruits and of those who furnished substitutes, and a draft of a letter from Norcross to Governor John A. Andrew.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Norcross, Otis, 1811-1882

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Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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Lawyer, founder of Free Soil Party in Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, 1861-1866. From the description of ALS, 1861 Oct. 19, New York, N.Y., to an unknown correspondent. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524861 Prominent anti-slavery lawyer and Civil War governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1772-1895, [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 25618330 Andrew was Governor of Massachusetts ...