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[Receipt] 17 October 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 17 October 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 17 October 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-10-17).
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This receipt confirms Clare obtained twenty five dollars from C. G. Mitchell on October 17th, 1862.

[Receipt] 11 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 11 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 11 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-11-11).
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Clare's Receipt includes three separate occasions of receiving money from Mitchell, totaling to $100.

[Letter] October 1862, Room 193, Lafarge House [New York] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] October 1862, Room 193, Lafarge House [New York] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] October 1862, Room 193, Lafarge House [New York] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-10-1).
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Clare expresses disappointment at not finding Mitchell when she called "today for some money." She asks if he could bring her "$85, which with the $15" he gave her beforehand "will make up one hundred."

[Receipt] 24 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 24 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 24 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-11-24).
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This financial receipt confirms Clare received $50 from C. G. Mitchell on November 24th, 1862.

[Receipt] 18 April 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 18 April 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 18 April 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-4-18).
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Clare writes to confirm her receipt of $25 from C. G. Mitchell on April 18th, 1862.

[Receipt] 22 March 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 22 March 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 22 March 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-3-22).
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This receipt confirms Clare obtained fifty dollars from C. G. Mitchell on March 22nd, 1862.

[Receipt] 18 February 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten

Asten, Peter. "[Receipt] 18 February 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten." [Receipt] 18 February 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-2-18).
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Asten's receipt confirms the completion in full of Clare's $156.25 rent payment. C. G. Mitchell made the quarterly payment on Clare's behalf.

[Letter] 6 February 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 6 February 1862 / Z. Wilmshurst

Clare, Ada;Wilmshurst, Zavarr. "[Letter] 6 February 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 6 February 1862 / Z. Wilmshurst." [Letter] 6 February 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 6 February 1862 / Z. Wilmshurst. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-2-6).
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Clare asks if Mitchell will send her fifty dollars through her "friend the bearer." Wilmshurst, the bearer, writes a transaction receipt at the bottom of the page.

[Letter] 20 January 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 21 January 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Z. Wilmshurst

Clare, Ada;Wilmshurst, Zavarr. "[Letter] 20 January 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 21 January 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Z. Wilmshurst." [Letter] 20 January 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 21 January 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Z. Wilmshurst. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-1-20).
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Clare requests $50 "by my friend who bears this." The bearer, Zavarr Wilmshurst, acknowledges this transaction with a written receipt below the letter.

[Letter] 27 December 1861, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] 27 December 1861, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] 27 December 1861, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1861-12-27).
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Clare asks if Mitchell will "let her have $50 by my friend Mr. Whilmshurst."

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