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Item# 20081
Price: $1,000
Atlanta, Geo. 5¢ black handstamped provisional entire 6XU5 gray overall ad cover of William Kay, Agent, Wholesale & Retail Bookseller & Stationer, Atlanta, Ga. with long 4-page LETTER headed Atlanta, August 18th, 1861 from W. Whitaker to “My Dear Farther,” addressed to James Whitaker, Valley Town, NC; 1988 CSA certificate 1786. Describes troops arriving near every day from Richmond, mentions the Battle of Manassas on 21st of July and that he had two sons in that battle, William & George. “William was killed in the charge on the Sherman Battery, was shot through the boddy (sic) and died instantly. It is a hard trial for us.” It goes on at some length with sad battle descriptions in which several sons fought. Mentions the president’s message concerning aliens residing in the Confederate States and all males over the age of 14 years, etc. “It is rumored that the blockade has been partially removed at some points and disregarded at other points. The blockade has done the North more harm than it has the South. We have plenty provisions for home consumption. The crops are fine thus far. Provisions are plenty in Atlanta but high prices rule.” (letter page 1, letter page 2, letter page 3) Only a handful of these provisionals are known on advertising covers. $1,000.
Listed in both Provisionals-2 and Advertising sections