Virginia slave-trader's letter on eve of Civil War

Robert E. Lee's Wife Writes Chatty Letter to Pastor, Delivered by Slave Daniel MARY CUSTIS LEE, Autograph Letter Signed, to Charles B. Dana, June 16, 1854, Arlington, Virginia. 2 pp., 5" x 8". Light s

An inked manuscript unlined letter sheet written by Lucy D. Bryan to Union Army Provost Marshall of Raleigh, N.C. Major G.B. Dyer. This single page letter reads as follows: ‘Major Dyer, I have s

186X Richmond Virginia $100 from the Trader’s Bank. Unissued Civil War note. GEM Crisp Note. Scarce.

Written by 2 nd Lt. Hartwell W. Freeman, 40 th Mass. Infantry, on folded letter sheet, headed: Fort Ethan Allen Sept. 19, (1862) My Dear Father...I never before felt so much pleasure at receiving lett

Three page letter penned by Lt. James T. Hardy of Co. K, 11th Virginia Infantryfrom the company's encampment three miles from Suffolk during Longstreet's siege of that city in April 1863. Hardy writes

James Lawson Kemper (1823-1895) Autograph being an ALS. Confederate general in the American Civil War (wounded at Gettysburg) and the 37th Governor of Virginia. Letter to Rev. J. William Jones sending

1861 LETTER by E.A. GRIFFITH UNION CIVIL WAR SOLDIER IN VIRGINIA, GREAT DETAIL ! 1861 LETTER by E.A. GRIFFITH UNION CIVIL WAR SOLDIER IN VIRGINIA, GREAT DETAIL ! Description Civil War soldier E.A. Gr

William E. "Grumble" Jones 1863 ANS Re: A Commission A short letter from Confederate general William E. "Grumble" Jones. 1p, measuring 7.75" x 9.75", Edinburg, Virginia, dated March 3, 1863. Signed "W

Dated Dublin Depot (Virginia) Oct. 10, 1863, Father J Heidenkamp requests of General (Eliakim P.) Scammon a promise of safe passage across federal lines for Count Felix Lychnowsky, a non combatant lay

(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Charles B. Tebbs Jr. Letter dismissing the Virginia Secession Convention as "demagogues & imbeciles." Autograph Letter Signed (retained draft) to "Charles" [Charles Burgess B

Delightful letter written in January of 1863 by James Harvey Blackwood, a young member of the 16th Virginia Cavalry (Ferguson’s Battalion) to a young woman named “Miss Underwood." The lett

(CIVIL WAR--WEST VIRGINIA.) James R. Dorrance. Letter on Harper's Ferry letterhead, with manuscript key describing the sights. Autograph Letter Signed to sister. 4 pages, 10 x 7¾ inches, on one f

26TH VIRGINIA MARCHES THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA Good content Confederate soldier's letter, 4pp. 4to., Charleston, S.C., Sep. 20, 1863 in which 2nd Lieut. Frederick H. Wolfe writes his mother. In part: ".

[CIVIL WAR]. POW letter written by 1st Lt. William R. Elam, 18th Virginia Infantry. ELAM, William R. (1837-1904). Autograph letter signed ("Wm. R. Elam"), as POW at Johnson's Island Military Prison. "

Discharge of Thomas N. McGhee of 57th Virginia Infantry.

Robert E. Lee's Wife Writes Her Pastor About Confirmation for Daughter; Mentions His Slave Daniel In this letter written from Arlington House, Mary Custis Lee writes to her pastor regarding the rite o

A great war-date Confederate soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by 1st Sgt. James W. Biggs, [WIA Antietam Campaign, 9/08/62 & Shepherdstown, Va., 7/15/64], Co. C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, "7 miles from

Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) Signed Letter and Autograph. (1) Letter from Hill to telegrapher from the Dunlop House, Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. In the letter, Hill request

Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed "R E Lee." One page, 8" x 9.75", Lexingt

Bonnybrook Farm near Carlisle Cumberland County. The letter enumerates horses and feed taken by Confederates when they occupied Carlisle Pennsylvania on the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg. The single

Autograph letter signed by William Duffield McIlvaine (1839-1916). U.S.S. "Agawam", Richmond, [Virginia], 15 July 1865. 6 pages, 8vo, 5 x 8 in. With original envelope with Richmond postal stamp and re

1st item: Civil War era ALS. Four and-one-half page letter written on lined bifolium documents, written by A Daughter of Virginia, Richmond, VA, addressed to Miss Stevens, no location, possibly Baltim

LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870). Autograph letter signed ("R. E. Lee"), as Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, to James Longstreet, Confederate General. Camp, 28 September 1864.  1 page,

A fascinating 1pp. letter, written on July 4, 1863 by A.P. Aldrich of Barnwell Court House, South Carolina. In the letter, Aldrich inquires of a friend as to the best method to get payment from the Co