Civil War Draft Notice Broadside, Rockingham, Vermont (1862).

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Civil War Draft Notice Broadside, Rockingham, Vermont (1862).
Single paper sheet, with old glue on the verso, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
The town of Rockingham was directed to draft thirteen men on September 10, 1862. In response, they organized a mass meeting for which this notice was devised. Their objective was "to see if the full quota of the town cannot be raised without drafting." And the Selectmen asked that all businesses close at 9:00 am on the appointed day, "and let every man, woman and child devote the day to the service required."
Estimate $200-300

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