Document 1864 Civil War Bucks County Pennsylvania Enlistment Bounty Fund 1864 #2

  

As with ALL of our listings this is the vintage, real McCoy. This is NOT a copy, NOT a modern day replica. Document 1864 Civil War Bucks County Pennsylvania Enlistment Bounty Fund 1864. Rare 1864 Bucks County Pennsylvania Bounty Fund Bond.

Sept 1st 1864 -Dated Civil War, Partially-Printed Document, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Fully Issued, Statue of Freedom vignette at left, Justice and America at right. A hand-cancelled 15 Cents Internal Revenue Stamp appears on the left side.

Statue of Freedom vignette at left, Justice and America at right. These bonds were used by various counties to raise funds for bounties to entice young men to enlist into the Union Army. Each county was required to raise a certain number of soldiers to fight in the Civil War. If enough young men volunteered, everything was fine. But, if the county did not meet its quota, it was forced to "find" additional men.

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