TX373

Stampless Paid cover with the Jefferson, Tex CDS and handstamp PAID 5 (postal use is not listed in the current CSA catalog) 31 July (1861). Folded Letter Complete which dates the cover to 1861. Addressed to G. W. Sentell Esq, Collinsburgh, La (Bossier Parish). The letter is fragile with interior fold splits sealed with archival tape and insect damage with nibbling at the top center. George Washington Sentell (1823-1895) was a prominent merchant in Bossier Parish, La and aslo owned cotton plantations in Louisiana and Arkansas. The letter is from his brother John B. Sentell (1820-1873) and is datelined "China Grove July the 29th / 61." The letter talks about the crops (expecially cotton) and how poor the crops are this year because it is so dry and hot and other family news with no political or war references. What is interesting is that China Grove, Texas, is in Bexar County just east of San Antonio which is a long way from Jefferson, Texas, in Marion County in northeast Texas. The letter was apparently handcarried from China Grove to Jefferson (400+ miles) where it was mailed to continue on to Collinsburgh, Lousiana. (only about 55 miles from Jefferson, Texas).

$350.00

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