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J.W. Hincks Correspondence
Confederate cover
Description:
This envelope is from one of the Hincks brothers to his sister Lida. The December 7, 1864, letter was censored, and then it was sent out to be exchanged locally between Charleston and Hilton Head. It entered the regular U.S. mail at Old Point Comfort on December 16th. The 1861 3-cent stamp carried it to occupied New Orleans.
Date:
1864
Markings:
No 100 [line break] 7 Decembre / 64
OLD POINT COMFORT VA DEC 16 [double circle postmark]
Medium:
paper; ink (black); pencil; adhesive / handwriting; stamping; engraving
Museum ID:
2005.2005.87
Place of Origin:
Old Point Comfort, Virginia
Place of Destination:
New Orleans, Louisiana
