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TX372

Stampless Paid cover with the San Antonio, Tex CDS and handstamp PAID 10 Type E 19 DEC. Addressed to Mrs. G. W. Kendall, Boerne, Texas. Minor reduction at the top where opened, otherwise Very Fine. The addressee, Adeline de Valcourt Kendall (1830-1924) was the wife of George Wilkins Kendall (1809-1867), born in New Hampshire, who was a prominent journalist and author. He co-founded the New Orleans Picayune newspaper in 1837 and is considered the first American modern war correspondent for his coverage of the Mexican War 1846-1848. He also had an extensive sheep ranch operation in the vicinity of Boerne, Texas which he established in the 1850's. They had three sons, but none were old enough to have served in the war. His efforts led very much to the growth and development of the Texas county in which he lived that the county was named Kendall County in his honor in 1862.

$350.00

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