Mar 27, 2014 - Sale 2342

Sale 2342 - Lot 375

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(MILITARY--CIVILWAR.) Confederate Letter from Captain Leonard Williams, Company K, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry (Hampton's Legion), June 8, 1863. Concerning the advance of Confederate troops opening the Gettysburg Campaign; discussion of the use of his slaves and the payment of their labor. Folio leaf, folded to form four pages, written on all sides in pencil, some of which is faded but still quite legible. (WGC) Virginia, 1863
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An excellent letter, portions of which were used in the novel 'A Boot Full of Memories,' based on Mr. Williams' wartime experiences in part.