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Eight Soldiers' Letters

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Eight Soldiers' Letters
<Our item number 82353><B>&#40;Eight Soldiers&#39; Letters&#41;.</B> Six letters from John Cope to his mother in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio; one from his brother, Samuel, and one from F.C. Bower, total of 28 pp, 8&#34;x5&#34;, written in pen and pencil, from Tennessee and Georgia &#40;three from the hospital&#41; between June 1863 and March 1865. Fine overall; light toning and soiling. No company or regiment is mentioned. A few excerpts: &#40;6/3/63&#41; &#34;…<I>there was a prettey hard fight at franklin yesterday…our men took 200 prisners and kild a grait meney of them…this is the place the battle of Stone river cominst</I>….&#34;; 2/8/64 &#34;<I>our division was ordered out to guard a station on Knoxville and Chatanooga rail road….Jeff Davis has offered to surrender if the president would pardon his officers</I>….&#34;; 3/25/64 &#34;<I>they have darkeys…living here near camp some of them draw rations here just the same that we do</I>….&#34;; 6/8/64 &#34;<I>we are about 25 miles from Atlanta where i expe ct they will make their stand…i think…this campain will end the war.</I>…&#34; 1/14/65 - from the hospital in Nashville, &#34;<I>My hand…will never be so that i can handle a gun</I>&#34;; 2/26/65 &#34;<I>the rebels …are deserting from Lees army alone at the rate of over 100 per day…their only hope is in richmond and lees army and that we will have in a few days</I>….&#34; More content. Envelopes for six of the letters are included. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,200-1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 82353<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/082353.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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