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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Galveston, Tex CDS 21 MAR (most likely 1864). Folded letter addressed to Mrs Mollie A. Brown, Seguin, Texas. Very clean cover. Only the second page of the letter (could benefit from a transcription) is present the first page having been removed some time in the past. From the content of the letter, this is from a soldier in camp at Galveston writing home to his wife. The last paragraph at the end is written to "Dear Joe" who is not identified. The letter is signed "Sanford Brown." Sanford Brown (1832-1916) is listed on the Federal Census of 1860 as a farmer in Guadalupe County, Texas. Further records indicate that he entered service as a Private in Co K 8th Tex Inf 2/1/1863. The regiment was assigned to East Texas. After the war, Pvt Brown returned home and resumed his life as a farmer.

$300.00

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