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Commendation Certificate

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-249710

Description

Certificate from the City of Boston to Miss Ann Bradlee for war service; signed by Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis.

Details

Descriptive Terms

certificates
paper (fiber product)
ink
printing (process)
certificates
Certificate, Achievement

Inscription

"CITY OF BOSTON./ [Boston seal]/ BOSTON 1861/ This certifies that Miss Ann Bradlee/ has give 2 (?) socks/ for the soldiers who leave Boston under the requisition of/ the President of the United States./ (signed) Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis/ for the Committee on Military Relations/ (at left) DONATION COMMITTEE/ (unreadable) ("Miss Ann Bradlee"; "2 (?) socks"; "Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis" handwritten)

Associated Building

Used At Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1949.545

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