Lot 1393
Confederacy, Vinton Miss, May 14, 1861, manuscript postmark and "Paid" on cover to Greenville, Tenn.; accompanied by original 4-page letter, mostly business/personal content, but includes two very political paragraphs, in part "…If nothing but blood will satisfy the tyrant at Washington, I hope he will have his desire met by short work. If the war must be bloody, be it so; but…Lincoln can never conquer the South. Even the women are aiming to resist. He has his choice: to acknowledge our independence or carry on a war of extermination…"; the cover is soiled, the letter Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
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| Realized $100 |
