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Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp Army of Tennessee field mark Dietz Type II. Very coarse brown paper cover most likely homemade with manuscript
“OB” (Official Business) at upper right and endorsed “W. H. Cooper,
Surg 16th SC (Inf)” Addressed to Assist Surg J. C. Stickney, Medical
Purveyor, Macon, Georgia. The original enclosure remains with the cover
and is datelined “Gist Brigade 16th So Ca Regt near Atlanta August 10,
1864.” This is during the Atlanta Campaign as Atlanta fell shortly
thereafter on 9/1/1864. The letter is short dealing with medical supplies and
mentioning an extra bottle of Castor Oil which was not on the invoice.
Extremely Fine medical related cover and enclosure.
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$500.00 |