Stampless Covers - Virginia and West Virginia - Section One - Item#6669
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Item# 6669

"Ty(e) R(iver) W(are)house Aug 21 1861 Pd 5" all in manuscript on pristine homemade cover addressed to “Dr. Arthur Lee Brent, Bremo Bluff PO, Fluvanna, Va”; soldier records show Arthur Lee Brent as a 40 year-old physician who enlisted on June 6, 1861 as a captain into 1st Co Virginia Fluvanna 1st Light Artillery. He resigned only weeks later. Of note is that he wasmarried to Sallie Cocke, the daughter of Gen. John Hartwell Cocke. Rarity 6 town; Ex-Tobias. [VA]

Price: $190