CIVIL WAR OFFICER'S BRASS PATTERN 1851 BELT PLATE. THE CAST BRASS IS SHARP AND SHOWS LITTLE WEAR. THE TONGUE IS 1 1/4" WIDE AS IS TYPICAL FOR THE 1862-1864 EXAMPLES AS SHOWN IN O'DONNELL & CAMPBELL. BACK OF PLATE HAS THE NUMBER 72 STAMPED. ACCOMPANING THIS PLATE IS A 1867 DATED RECEIPT FOR SPECIAL TAX. RECEIVED OF E. M. WADE, PHYSICIAN, STATE OF NEW YORK. A CLEAN AND SHARP PLATE.
