NC937

Stampless Soldiers DUE cover with a partial strike of the Goldsborough NC CDS 12 APR (1862) and manuscript "due 10." The cover is entirely in the hand of Howell Cobb. Endorsed at top right "Howell Cobb Brig-Genl C.S.A." Addressed to Mrs. Howell Cobb, Macon, Georgia. The cover, therefore, shows both a direct and an indirect example of Howell Cobb's signature. The direct signature is with rank as Brigadier-General. The address is a bit light but still quite legible, and the cover is clean. Minor reduction on the right where opened. Note on the back signed by Brian Green. Howell Cobb (1815-1868) was a major political figure of the day. Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, former Governor of Georgia, and former Secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan, Howell Cobb was a founder of the Confederacy and served as the President of the Secession Convention in 1861 as well as President of the Provisional Confederate Congress until he resigned to join the military reaching the rank of Major General. He was also a serious candidate for the Confederate presidency but was defeated by Jefferson Davis.

$300.00

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