1864 Civil War Era Handwritten Receipt – Estate Interest Payment, March 22
$ 15.84
Description
1864 Civil War Era Handwritten Receipt – Estate Interest Payment, March 22. Date: March 22, 1864. Good antique condition; fold at center, light toning, small corner nicks and a couple tiny foxing spots. Ink remains legible. See photos. Item Specifics: Date: March 22, 1864 Amount: “Fifty six dollars & eighty cents” ($56.80) Subject: Receipt for interest payment on real estate share from the estate of James Flanniken (spelling as appears) Parties named: payer noted as Mr. Hart; signed by (Mrs.) Mary Blanniken (names as written on the document) Medium: Handwritten in ink on laid/ruled paper Size: approx. 7.75" x 4" (hand-cut slip) Description: Original Civil War-period receipt acknowledging payment of $56.80 “it being the interest of the third part of the real estate of James Flanniken, dec’d, for the year of 1863 ending March 22nd 1864,” signed by Mary Blanniken and referencing a Mr. Hart. This is a genuine mid-19th-century legal/financial document with excellent genealogy interest—names, date, and estate context—plus strong Civil War-era appeal for ephemera collectors. Crisp, readable handwriting on period lined paper; perfect for framing or archival preservation. Keywords/Tags: 1864 receipt; Civil War era document; estate administration; interest payment; probate; real estate; manuscript; genealogy; James Flanniken; Mary Blanniken; Mr Hart; antique ephemera; 19th century handwritten document
