JOHN GEARY & JOHN HARTRANFT
$100.00
46534-1
Unusual Civil War related partly-printed D.S. "Jno. W. Geary" as Governor and by "J.F. Hartranft" as Auditor General, 1p, oblong folio, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1872. A "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Adjudicated Claim for War Damages," No. 2984, issued to Abraham Hess, acknowledging his "registered claim for the sum of Three Hundred and Ninety One 21/100 Dollars as adjudicated under the act entitled 'An Act to authorize the liquidation of damages sustained by citizens of Pennsylvania during the late rebellion,' and payable only when said claims shall be paid by the United States government.". Elaborate engraved vignette at head depicting William Penn with American Indians and early Pennsylvania settlers. Unfortunately, these claims were rarely paid….Normal age-toning, otherwise in very good condition.