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CSA #11 (AD) (margin close on the left) tied by the Bonham, Tex (Fannin County) CDS 1 MAY. Yellow paper cover addressed to Col. B. H. Epperson, Clarksville, Texas. Minor edge wear at the bottom left. Very clean cover. Benjamin Holland Epperson (1821-1878) was a prominent Texas politician and businessman who came to Texas from Mississippi in 1847. He settled in Clarksville and practised law. The title of "Col" was honorary and not associated with the Confederate Army. He was elected to the Second Texas Legislature in 1847 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1851. In the 1850's he became involved with the proposed Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railroad, and by 1860 he was one of the richest men in Texas. A staunch Unionist, he worked to keep Texas in the Union and advised Governor Sam Houston to accept the troops offered by Lincoln in March 1861. When secession became a reality, he did support the Confederate cause. He continued to be active in politics after the war and moved to Jefferson, Texas in 1871. He built his home in Jefferson known as the House of the Seasons which can still be seen today and is open to the puiblic for tours and is an operational bed and breakfast.

$300.00

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