CSA 11, 10¢ blue vertical pair (small margin faults) tied perfect strike of CHERAW / S.C. // OCT / 27 double circle postmark on full legal size cover to W. F. B. Haynsworth, Com. In Equity, Sumter, S.C., that has been folded at left to normal size cover. Overweight with legal contents. $220.

William Francis Baker Haynsworth (1824-1905) was an attorney, judge advocate and prominent citizen of Sumter. The Sumter Banner held the distinction of being one of Sumter’s earliest and longest-running newspapers; several prominent citizens, including William Francis Baker Haynsworth had at times acted as editor and publisher. The Haynsworth family papers, heavily intertwined with the Furman family, are in the South Carolina Historical Society.