Lot 1167
Confederacy, Ohio State Penitentiary, Columbus, O., orange envelope from Major Robert Bullock, a member of Morgan's Raiders, to his wife in Lexington, Ky., bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Columbus O/Feb 20" duplex, manuscript "Ex N.M." (Examined by Captain Nathaniel Merion, the warden at the penitentiary), Extremely Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Agre
Following the capture of General John Hunt Morgan and his men on July 26, 1863, after one of their raids through Kentucky and Ohio, it was deemed that they should be confined separately at the Ohio State Penitentiary rather than on Johnson's Island as normal prisoners of war. Nevertheless, Morgan and a few of his men managed to escape four months later, further adding to the notoriety and legend of the feared Morgan's Raiders. During their imprisonment the Governor of Ohio had been forced to apologize for Warden Merion's cruel treatment of the prisoners.
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