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| Title | Gilbert William Davis portrait and first pension check |
| Date of Original | 1905? |
| Description | Cardboard mount with a photograph of Gilbert William Davis dress in suit and tie with medals, one of them a Masonic medal, transposed with him dressed in Civil War military uniform, holding a rifle mounted on the top, and mounted on the bottom is a check with the following "Interior. United States Pension Agency. Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. 3, 1905. Assistant Treasurer of the United States, New York, N.Y. Pay to the order of Gilbert W. Davis, Thirty One & 33/100 Dollars. E Solberg, Clerk for Edwin D. Coe $31.33. No. 212835". A picture of P. H. Sheridan is printed on the check with "This check should be presented for payment within 90 days" printed underneath. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | People
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Soldiers
Men
Medals
Military decorations
Pensions
Checks
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| Personal Name | Davis, Gilbert William, 1836-1921
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
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| Organization Name | Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. El Zagal Temple (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | Folio 64.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 36 x 29 cm. |
| Transcription | Handwritten in the photograph are the dates "1904. May 2nd. 1864." Below the photograph is handwritten "Gilbert William Davis. Co. A. 131st Ohio Regiment Volunteer Infentry with General Lew Wallace Eight Army Corps." Handwritten below the check is "My first Pension Check". |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Gilbert W. Davis was born in Madison County, N.Y. in 1836. He was a Civil War veteran, and lived for a time in Indiana before coming to Fargo, N.D. in 1896. Here he represented the Monitor Drill Co. with his brother. He served as a member of N. D. Gov. Hanna's staff, and was a member of the Fargo Shrine and Masonic order. He died in the Waldorf Hotel in Fargo, in 1921. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Gilbert W. Davis Photograph Collection Folio 64
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (Folio 64.1) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs006812 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
