White and DeLany Bounty Claim Advertisement
This circular, printed on lined paper, invites qualified veterans or their heirs to contact the firm of White & DeLany for assistance in claiming their Civil War soldier bounty. It provides the text of the two pertinent sections of the Congressional Act that established these bounties, before summarizing and explaining them below. It also gives directions to the firm's offices in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Dates
- circa 1866
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This circular, printed on lined paper, invites qualified veterans or their heirs to contact the firm of White & DeLany for assistance in claiming their Civil War soldier bounty. It provides the text of the two pertinent sections of the Congressional Act that established these bounties, before summarizing and explaining them below. It also gives directions to the firm's offices in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edwin Stanton DeLany was born on March 25, 1838, to Samuel and Albine (McNeely) Stanton in Ohio. He married Anna, and she bore two sons who lived, Cyrus and Edwin. They also adopted a daughter, Almerda Price. DeLany died on October 1, 1915.
Arrangement
This manuscript consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased this advertisement in 1995.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository