Cadwallader C. C. C. Washburn Signed Check 1872 Civil War General, General Mill

  

Washburn from The State Bank in Madison, WI. Check is dated July 31, 1872. This check also has an original Washington 2 cent stamp adhered to the front of the check as well. Top left corner of check has been torn as well as a couple of small holes as shown in the photos but none have affected the signature itself. Here is your chance to own a very rare signature on an original check that is over 150 years old!

A general in the civil wat and founder of General Mills! Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818 - May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, Republican. He was the 11th governor of Wisconsin.

As a businessman, he acquired and grew the Minneapolis Milling Company, creating the business that would later become General Mills. During the American Civil War. Washburn also distinguished himself as a Union Army. Officer, and rose to the rank of major general. Leading forces in the western theater of the war.

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