Requisition form signed by E.G. Mathey

Heading: (Mathey, E.G.)
Author:
Title: U.S. Army Special Requisition form signed by E.G. Mathey
Place Published: Fort Rice
Publisher:
Date Published: 1875
Description:

U.S. Army Special Requisition form. 28x21.4 cm (11x8½"); in Optium Museum Acrylic glass frame: 32.5x25.7 cm (12¾x10¼"). paneled with acrylic glass at reverse of frame revealing print and writing on reverse of leaf.

Signed by G.E. Mathey, a survivor the Battle of the Little Bighorn who had been the lieutenant in charge of the pack train and would become a witness in the subsequent trial of Major Marcus A. Reno. The present document requests three corn brooms and asserts that they are "absolutely requisite for the public service".
Condition Report: Ink fading somewhat, a few spots, some toning to leaf; unexamined out of frame.