CSA 6, 5¢ light blue pair tied bold blue LYNCHBURG Va. AUG 14 (1862) circular datestamp on TURNED COVER to Rev. T.H. Early, Alum Springs, Rockbridge Co. Va. with manuscript “Alum Springs (Va) Oct 21 forwd 10” (FORWARDED 10, presumably forwarded back to Lynchburg); click here to see inside use with indistinct partial FARMVILLE VA. AUG 1- (1862) on CSA 6, 5¢ light blue pair tied town grid cancel, addressed to Mrs. James L. Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. On the back flap is docketing “Oct 22nd 62.” Clean attractive turned and forwarded use. $375.

James Leftwich Brown (1815-1872) was married to Mary Virginia Early (1823-1864) in 1847. She was the daughter of Bishop John Early (1786-1873) who was instrumental in organizing the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was their bishop from 1854. He began his labors among the slaves of Thomas Jefferson. This letter was addressed to Mary’s brother, Rev. Thomas Howard Early (1828-1904), also a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She and Brown had at least ten children.