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Four Letters & Documents With Civil War Content

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:135.00 USD Estimated At:275.00 - 450.00 USD
Four Letters & Documents With Civil War Content
<B>Lot of Four Letters and Documents With Civil War Content.</B></I> A diverse lot including a Confederate General <B>Thomas C. Hindman</B></I> DS “<I>T. Hindman Maj. Genl</B></I>”, one page, 5” x 8.25”, on a printed Arkansas State Telegraph Company document, Little Rock, June 4, 1862, to General Daniel Ruggles, which reads in part: “<I>Fortifications might be made at Helena in all probability that would delay the enemy for weeks I hope you will hold Memphis till shelled and after</B></I>”, left margin ragged, with remnants of adhesive tape, the usual fold creases, else very good; a Union General <B>Godfrey Weitzel </B></I> ANS "<I>G. Weitzel Maj. Genl U. S. Vols</B></I>”, one page, 5” x 8”, Brazos Santoago, Texas, July 6, 1865, announcing the fall of Richmond: “<I>Richmond was captured April 3, 1865</B></I>”, with the usual fold creases, else very good; an April 15, 1865 one page, 8” x 12.5”, document with a list of orders, mainly concerning supplies, of unknown origin, with the usual fold creases, else very good; and a two page letter, 8” x 12.75” that has been mounted on a mat, Richmond, August 5, 1865, from “<I>E. M. Garnett</B></I>” to John D. McPherson, Washington, D. C., with reference to Lincoln's amnesty proclamation for a former clerk in the Confederate government, with the usual fold creases, else fine. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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