FL238

Stampless cover with the Welaka, Fla double ring CDS and handstamp PAID 5ct (ms) Type A 6 NOV (1861). The cover is from the Bryant-Stephens Correspondence addressed to Mr. Davis H. Bryant, Jacksonville, E. Fla. One of only 2 listed covers of this type in the Briggs Welaka Census. Minor edge wear at the top, otherwise Very Fine. Davis H. Bryant (1839-1914), an accountant by profession, enlisted as a private in Co K 2nd Fla Cav 5/16/1862. He was promoted Sergt in 1863 but soon reduced to the ranks (reason unknown). He also spent time on detached duty for the Quartermaster's Department and served throughout the rest of the war. He took the Oath of Allegiance on 5/20/1865 in Waldo, Florida. After the war, he relocated to New York City where he was successful in business. Upon retirement in his later years, he returned to Florida making his home in Orlando where he is buried.

$750.00

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