| TN446 |
Stampless PAID cover with the small single rim Dresden, Ten CDS and handstamp PAID 10 (ms)
Type A 7 AUG (1861). From the Pettigrew Correspondence addressed to
Honl W. S. Pettigrew, Scuppernong NC. Period receiving docketing at the
left concerning the original contents. Minor back flap opening tear,
otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Kohn.
The addressee, William Shepard
Pettigrew(1818-1881), was the brother of famed CSA General James
Johnston Pettigrew who commanded a division during Pickett's Charge at
Gettysburg and was killed a few days later during the retreat from
Gettysburg. During the war, William S. Pettigrew operated the family's
plantations in North Carolina and was later ordained an Episcopal
minister in 1869. |
$200.00 |