List of contributors to the new stand of colors presented to the 79th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
Description
Copy of the list of contributors to the new stand of colors presented to the 79th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
"We, the undersigned agree to pay the sums set opposite our names ($1. each) for the purpose of purchasing a stand of colors for the 79th Pennsylvania (Lancaster County) Regiment of Volunteers, commanded by Col. Henry A. Hambright--to be presented as a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which they are held by their fellow-citizens at home, for their admirable discipline and unflinching bravery at Chaplin Hills and Chattanooga."
The names have been recorded in the copy, they are not the original signatures and may not be accurate.
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Parts of four documents: 1. Inventory of Amos Slaymaker. 2. Will of Henry Slaymaker. 3. Account of Laurence Slaymaker. 4. Inventory of Henry Slaymaker.
Bills of sale of items purchased by Henry F. Slaymaker: 1. William A. Drown, umbrella maker, Philadelphia. 2. Gideon Cox, cedarware, Philadelphia. 3. Wetherill Bros., paint, Philadelphia. 4. Town & Bros., stationery, Philadelphia. 5. W. B. & T. Hunt, merchants, Philadelphia.
Document commissioning Henry F. Slaymaker captain of the 7th Company of the 98th Regiment of the Militita of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Second Brigade, Fourth Division of Militia of Lancaster County, August 3, 1811.
