Lot 3029
"Free, Ch J. Faulkner, M.C.", free frank endorsement as member of congress, on cover with "Martinsburg Va. Sep 19" and matching "Free" handstamp, addressed to Summit Point, Va.; some wrinkling and wear, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150
Charles J. Faulkner was co-author of the Fugitive Slave Act and Compromise of 1850. The act gave continued life to the Missouri Compromise by returning runaway slaves to their Southern masters.
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