Lot 1150
Confederacy, Hart's Island, N.Y. (65), envelope to Mr. James M. Morey, Prison Camp Harts Is., New York Harbor Camp 27" bearing 3¢ rose (65), cancelled by cork type, "Jersey City/June 7" c.d.s., with original letter from Morey's mother, envelope docketed "June 6th 1865/June 8th 1865", Very Fine and rare, all 22 covers recorded by Harrison are from this correspondence.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Located in Long Island Sound, Hart's Island was the last prison camp opened during the Civil War. It began operations in April, 1865, and continued through July, under the policy of prisoners being released once they swore the oath of allegiance. Captain Morey was a member of the 32nd Tennessee Infantry, and his mother alludes to this procedure in her letter with which she encloses postage stamps for him to use on mail, as well as clothes: "Brother says anything sent through Sergt. Baine to care of Col. Edmonson would come likely to him. Do as you think best. If you can keep them you can use them when you became loyal in name as I hope you already are in sentiment."
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