Lot 256
[Letter Re Death of a Black Civil War Soldier - With Tintype. A poignant letter written Feb. 6, 1864 from Camp William Penn, Chilton Hills (PA) by black soldier Charles Moore reporting the death and burial of fellow soldier James Harrison, 2 pp, 8 x 5 in. Moore writes to Elick Johnson in Bordentown, N.J., asking that the letter be given to Moore's friends or relatives in Crosswick "for to Draw the Amount of State Mony if there is any…." A tintype of a black soldier is included. Folds, toning, and age wear, else Fine. Letter is matted with the tintype and a scan of the verso of page one in order to display entire contents and framed to 23¼ x 16½ in.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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