Stampless Covers - Virginia and West Virginia - Section Three - Item#7211
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Item# 7211

PETERSBURG Va. MAR 7 blue cds with matching [due] 10 on adversity cover fashioned from aDanville Bank check form, addressed to “Miss Carolina Cleveland, Lawrenceville, Georgia” and soldier endorsed by “V Cleveland, Hampton Legion”.  Vannoy Cleveland is shown as serving inCompany F of SC Hampton Legion Infantry. Large bio included on the prominent families of Vannoy and Cleveland. Family tradition says the Vannoy family was related to the family of Oliver Cromwell. As for the Clevelands, President Grover Cleveland presented a bible to Caroline Yates, grandchild of Nathaniel Vannoy, as a memento of family relation. They were prominent families in the Greenville, SC area.  Wonderful adversity cover with a great family history. 

Price: $650