Broadside advertising pay bounties and pensions for Union troops
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1866
name: label: Issued by
content: M.J. Higgins & Co., American, active 1860s
label: Subject of
content: United States Colored Troops, American, 1863 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: A quarto size broadside issued by pension brokers M.J. Higgins & Co., Army and Navy Bankers. The broadside advertises pay bounties, pensions, prize money, and other compensation available to men who had enlisted in the Union Army. Printed in black ink using varous typefaces on an off-white sheet of paper, the broadsize begins with large type at the top reading [M.J. HIGGINS & CO., / Army and Navy Bankers], and then lists office locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Newark, New Jersey. This is followed by a section with a chart listing bounties of $100 to $300 available to men enlisted at various times and for various lengths of duty. At center, in boldface type is [Under the Equalization Act / 3 years' men get - - $100, / 2 years' men get - - $50, / COLORED TROOPS / Are entitled tot he same as white troops.]. The bottom half of the sheet lists details with the section headers [SAILORS,], [STATE BOUNTIES], [OFFICERS], [PENSIONS,], [PRIZE MONEY,] AND [$60 COMPENSATION]. At bottom left is [Mark J. Higgins] and at bottom right is [Leon Peartree.]. The verso has no marks or inscriptions. There is a large stain at top right and the bottom and right edges are torn.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.251.7
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (23 × 15.5 cm)