CSA 7-L, 5¢ blue pair tied neat HALIFAX Va. JUL 26 on lovely small mourning cover to Thaddeus McGee, Raleigh N Carolina, Via Richmond. Ex Renate W. Thayer. $500.

Thaddeus McGee (1827-1874) was a merchant, trading as MeGee & Williams from Raleigh, NC. The family papers at the Southern Historical Collection of UNC at Chapel Hill. Many items relate to the difficulties experienced in trying to locate goods to sell.