Johnston, William Preston, 1831-1899 [Endorsement on an envelope addressed to Martha Ready Morgan]

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GLC#
GLC04513
Type
Documents
Date
December 11, 1863
Author/Creator
Johnston, William Preston, 1831-1899
Title
[Endorsement on an envelope addressed to Martha Ready Morgan]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 envelope Height: 5.5 cm, Width: 12.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Date taken from a pencil note on the envelope. One side of the envelope indicates the correspondence was sent under flag of truce terms to Mrs. Morgan, the wife of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, care of Johnston in Richmond, Virginia. Johnston endorses on verso, writing "With congratulations on Genl Morgan's escape." Contains a five cent Confederate postage stamp. Johnston possibly signed in Richmond.

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