Item 10: Receipt received from (John L Cadwalader jurist) to Daniel Lord, Treasurer of the Lawyers War Fund, 1861 May 24
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 10
Dates
- Created: 1861 May 24
Creator
- Cadwalader, John, 1805-1879 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
4 15/16 in. x 6 5/16 in.
Type of Material:
Note
Description:
This is a receipt from John Cadwalader to Daniel Lord, the treasurer of the Lawyer’s War Fund (also known as the Lawyer’s Fund) for $50.00 on May 24, 1861. The letter is to be about governmental funding for war. Cadwalader, born in Philadelphia in 1805, was an American jurist, politician, lawyer, U.S. district judge, and even served as a United States representative from Pennsylvania. The Lawyer’s Fund was established on April 22, 1861 in New York, with Daniel Lord as treasurer. Lord was the custodian of $27,000.00 for the relief of families of volunteers in the war. These funds were donated by members of the bar and bench, and it is likely that this receipt is in reference to a donation to this fund. Cadwalader attended the University of Pennsylvania where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree.
Location:
New York
Transcription:
Received New York May 24 1861.
From P. J. Woodbury Esqr for the Lawyers War Fund Fifty Dollars.
$50.
Daniel Lord Treas
by John L Cadwalader
Creator
- Cadwalader, John, 1805-1879 (Person)
Repository Details
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