Civil War. Bounty Payment Bond Issued by NYS to Reduce Debt.
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Bounty Payment Bond Issued by New York State. For years after the end of the Civil War in 1865, New York State sold bonds in order to eliminate the more than $27 million debt it incurred as a result of offering bounty money to prospective recruits during the war.
Identifier
NYSA_A1449-78
NYSA_A1449-78
Date Original
January 1 1866
January 1 1866
Language
English
English
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Cancelled State Stock Certificates, 1815-1920. Series A1449-78.
New York State Archives, New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Cancelled State Stock Certificates, 1815-1920. Series A1449-78.
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