Letter from an Anonymous Former Union Soldier to the Secretary of the Treasury Regarding a Loaf of Bread
3/9/1899
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This item consists of a letter from an anonymous former Union soldier. In 1863, while in the Army, he had taken two loaves of bread at mealtime. He felt that he was only owed one loaf and submitted a dollar to the Treasury to "satisfy a reproving conscience."
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This anonymous letter to the Secretary of the Treasury included one dollar for an extra loaf of bread taken 36 years earlier while serving in the army during the Civil War.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Treasury.
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597444Full Citation: Letter from an Anonymous Former Union Soldier to the Secretary of the Treasury Regarding a Loaf of Bread; 3/9/1899; General Records of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 56. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-an-anonymous-former-union-soldier-to-the-secretary-of-the-treasury-regarding-a-loaf-of-bread, May 4, 2024]