Lot 467
1866 Letter From An Ex-Confederate Soldier. Letter from F.M. C. Newton to Col. W.B. Blair, datelined San Antonio, Texas, 29 Oct. 1866, 3¼ pp, 10x8½". Fine. The writer, who refers to himself as an "Ex Confed" states that life has not been good since "the break up" [end of the war] He reports on a cholera epidemic, looking after a property for Blair, and his efforts to make enough money to support his family. "…I came home after the break up flat broke…I am…hoping for better times…but…as an Ex Confed I do not know …what I may be permitted to do…" Original envelope is present.-.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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