| Abstract: |
A certificate of exemption for a drafted person on account of disability dated September 16, 1863, certifying that by reason
of physical disability, Emile J. Bucher, of Wilmington's 3rd Ward in New Castle County, is unfit for military duty. The second
document is an oversized United States of America passport for Emile E. Bucher (1868-1914), Bucher's son, describing his physical
characteristics, signed by U.S. Senator Thomas F. Bayard (D-Del., 1869-1885), and issued on September 6, 1888.
|