[CIVIL WAR] -- [RECONSTRUCTION]. 1871 Kentucky Marriage License and Certificate for formerly enslaved man and woman, incl. 117th US Colored Troop Pvt. Oscar Leftridge.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR] -- [RECONSTRUCTION]. 1871 Kentucky Marriage License and Certificate for formerly enslaved man and woman, incl. 117th US Colored Troop Pvt. Oscar Leftridge.
1p partly printed marriage license accomplished in manuscript. 8 x 10 in. (some discoloration to creases, with light wear to creases, edges, and corners). Docketed on verso. Document records the marriage of "Oscar Leftridge" to "Synthia Briniger" in Warsaw, Kentucky. The abbreviation "col" is included after each instance of the newlyweds' names to indicate "colored."
Oscar Leftridge enlisted as a private at Covington, KY on 1 September 1864, and mustered into Company F of the 117th United States Colored Troops that same day.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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