CHARLESTON S.C. 1865 Civil War Reconstruction Era Receipt SALE OF MULES & HORSES

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[1865 Charleston, South Carolina Civil War Reconstruction Era]
1865 Charleston, South Carolina Receipt for Sales of Mules & Horses & lot of Harness  Sold for Mr. Wallridge by T. S. Heyward & Sons, Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, South Carolina, was a hotbed of secession at the start of the American Civil War and an important Atlantic Ocean port city for the fledgling Confederate States of America. The first shots against the Federal government were those fired there by cadets of the Citadel to stop a ship from resupplying the Federally held Fort Sumter. Three months later, the bombardment of Fort Sumter triggered a massive call for Federal troops to put down the rebellion. Although the city and its surrounding fortifications were repeatedly targeted by the Union Army and Navy, Charleston did not fall to Federal forces until the last months of the war.
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A really interesting early Civil War reconstruction era receipt from T. S. Heyward & Sons of Charleston, S. C., dated Dec.14, 1865, for the sale of Mules & Horses & lot of Harness. Sold for Mr. Wallridge. Just 10 months after the surrender of Charleston.
The receipt has the black date stamp,
Dec. 14, 1865
, of  T. S. Heyward & Sons on the back and list the last names of the buyers and how much they paid for the mules, horses and harness.  Charges by T. S. Heyward & Sons include commissions, City Tax, U. S. Rev Tax and Advertising. Net proceeds were 9.54.
The receipt measures 7 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches, creased as found, faint age tanning and minor edge wear otherwise in very good condition, odor free.
An interesting piece of  Charleston, S. C. reconstruction era ephemera, it will be nice addition to your collection.
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