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Union Civil War Postal History continued...

Prisoner of War Covers, Northern Prisons continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
121 cover Elmira Prison imageElmira Prison - Elmira, N.Y., Folded letter from Obediah W. Singleton dated Nov 28, 1864, to Mrs. Catherine Grim & Mrs. M.E. Fleet at Winchester, Va.; 3¢ rose tied by a Nov 30 Elmira c.d.s. with a mostly clear Examined oval handstamp; no Confederate postage necessary; Winchester was in Union bands at this time; the writer tells Mrs. Grim that her husband, Theopholis, "is well and hearty as a buck.", Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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122 cover Elmira Prison imageElmira Prison - Elmira, N.Y., Cover to John B. Ladd, a P.O.W. at Elmira; 3¢ rose tied by a partial Richmond duplex, Jun 6 (1865), with an incomplete Examined oval handstamp; left flap missing, otherwise Fine. The latest recorded usage to the Elmira prison. (Image) (Image2)

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123 cover Elmira Prison imageElmira Prison - Elmira, N.Y., Cover from Cpl. James F.R. Clapp to his wife and family in Alamance Post Office, Guilford Co., N.C.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by an Elmira, c.d.s., Aug 9, 1864, with an Aug 24 Richmond c.d.s. and handstamped "DUE 10" for C.S.A. postage; partial Elmira Examined oval handstamp (PWH-19); includes original, semi-literate letter on the back of which Clapp has noted, "We Can Pay the Postage her. i have no stamps to send you. Rite. [Write]"; cover reduced just a tad at the top with top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine. Fewer than 100 P.O.W. covers from Elmira are recorded; this is the earliest reported one that crossed the lines, signed Kimbrough. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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124 cover Elmira Prison imageElmira Prison - Elmira, N.Y., Cover from an unidentified P.O.W. to Baltimore tobacco manufacturers, Gail & Ax; 3¢ rose tied by an Elmira c.d.s., Aug 8, 1864, with a clear Elmira Examined oval handstamp; two vertical file folds, mounting remnant on reverse, otherwise Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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125 cover NY City Tombs Prison imageThe Tombs Prison - New York City, Hand-carried cover to John Harleston, Executive Officer of the Savannah, a Confederate Privateer; addressed to simply "Mr. Harleston, No 6, New Prison" to which someone along the way added "Tombs NY" ["New Prison" being another name by which the prison was known]. Included is a likeness of the original letter, which now resides in the South Carolina Historical Society. It is datelined New York, Dec 20th, 1861, and is from Sabina Wells, formerly of Charleston, S.C. detailing personal loss from the so-called Great Charleston Fire of 1861, Fine to Very Fine. Only five Tombs P.O.W. covers are recorded.


When the Savannah was captured in June 1861, Harleston was tried as a pirate and confined in Tombs Prison. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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126 cover NY Harbor Castle Williams imageCastle Williams - Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Rare "Official Business" envelope from the Chief Clerk of the U.S. War Department, with the authorizing signature of John Potts, who held that position; addressed to "Wm. H Wilson, Prisoner of War, Governor's Island, New York", with a clear Washington, D.C. c.d.s., Jun 28, 1862; Wilson had requested a special exchange to tend to a wounded brother — his request was denied; horizontal file fold across bottom, reduced just a tad at the right, Very Fine. 12 such covers are recorded. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,300
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127 cover NY Harbor Castle Williams imageCastle Williams - Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Letter only from Pvt. Timothy D. Padgett, [Co. G, 6th Carolina infantry], datelined Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Oct 24, 1864; to a Mrs. Harriet Miller requesting "a few dollars" for "buying cheese, pies and other articles of food…and I could invest a few dimes very advantageously.", Very Fine. (Image)

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128 cover NY Harbor Castle Williams imageCastle Williams - Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Cover from P.O.W., Pvt. John A. Deakin [26th N.C. Infantry], to Dr. George Kirkman, St. Lawrence, Chatham Co. N.C.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a New York target duplex, May 8 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue May 23 Petersburg c.d.s. and matching "DUE" (type H) & "5" (type J); Enclosure, datelined "14th June 1862 Castle Williams Fort Columbus, N.Y.H.", mentions Dr. Kirkman's son, a fellow prisoner, in part, "Trusting this will find you and family well as it leaves me and Preston enjoying tolerable health.", Very Fine. Only 17 Castle Williams P.O.W. covers are recorded. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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129 cover NY Harbor Castle Williams imageCastle Williams - Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Flag of Truce over from P.O.W., Pvt. J.L. Rowntree [1st Ga. Infantry], to his mother in Lowndes Co. Ga.; 3¢ rose tied by two strikes New York target duplex, May 1 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue May 23 Petersburg c.d.s. and matching "DUE" & "10" (types H/K) for Confederate postage for over 500 miles; stain at the bottom, Fine. Only 17 Castle Williams P.O.W. covers are recorded, signed J.M. Bartels. (Image) (Image2)

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130 cover NY Harbor Fort Columbus imageFort Columbus - Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Cover from Capt. Samuel Barron, C.S.N, a P.O.W. at Fort Columbus; sent through the lines to his daughter in Richmond, entered the C.S.A. mails at Norfolk, Va. with a blue Norfolk c.d.s., Sep 13 (1861) and matching handstamped "PAID 10", Fine to Very Fine. The earliest of just three recorded covers from this prison. (Image) (Image2)

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131 cover NY Harbor Fort Columbus imageFort Columbus - Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Cover addressed to "Captain Samuel Barron, C.S.N. [Navy], Prisoner of War, Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, New York"; franked with a 3¢ 1857 tied by an Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s., Sep 22 (1861); stamp slightly damaged, Fine to Very Fine. The only recorded P.O.W. cover to Fort Columbus. (Image) (Image2)

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132 cover NY Harbor Fort Woods imageFort Woods - Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, Cover from a P.O.W. at Fort Woods, Bedloe' s Island through Kinston, N.C. to Rome, Ga.; franked with a pair of 5¢ blue local prints tied by a Kinston c.d.s., Jan 24 (1864); New York censor's manuscript "Exd. G.P.J." by Surgeon George P. Jaquette, and C.S.A. censor's "Exd RCB." by Maj. Richard C. Badger, 45th N.C. Infantry, near Kinston; sealed opening tear at the bottom, Fine. One of only two recorded covers from here. (Image) (Image2)

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133 cover NY Harbor Fort Woods imageFort Woods - Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, Cover from Lt. J.H. Chappell [23rct N.C. Infantry], a P.O.W. at Fort Woods, to his brother in Kinston, N.C.; sent as an "inside" cover in Flag of Truce mail, entering the C.S.A. mails at Kinston, with a 5¢ blue London print tied by one of two strikes of a Kinston c.d.s., Jan 29 (1864), with manuscript "Exd. G.P.J" by Surgeon George P. Jaquette, Provost Marshal on duty in New York, and "Exd S.J.C." in Kinston; local delivery overpaid by 3¢, Fine. One of only two recorded covers from here. (Image) (Image2)

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134 cover NY Harbor Hart's Island imageHart's Island - New York Harbor, Mourning cover to James M. Morey, [32nd Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. on Hart's Island; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a weak New York duplex, May 1865; cover reduced slightly at the right, Very Fine.


Included is the original letter datelined Jersey City, May 11, 1865, from Morey's mother who is visiting the East from Franklin, Tenn., beginning the process of getting him released by taking the oath of allegiance. At the end of the letter she writes of conditions in Tennessee, "A blight seems to over spread the land; a hopelessness for the future, which they have not the energy to throw off." . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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135 cover NY Harbor Hart's Island imageHart's Island - New York Harbor, Cover to James M. Morey, [32nd Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. on Hart's Island; franked with a somewhat damaged 3¢ rose tied by a Nashville, Tenn. target duplex, Apr 25 (1865), Fine. One of only 22 recorded Hart's Island Prison covers—the prison was in operation for only four months.


Morey's mother enclosed a clipping from a N.Y. paper that makes conditions for prisoners on the island sound almost idyllic, in part, "The rations received by the rebels is about the same as furnished our own soldiers, and consists of fresh beef boiled, bread and soup. The principal pastime. consists of whittling out gutta percha rings inlaying them with silver, making fans and screens, all of which they sell for sufficient money to procure tobacco and other luxuries." . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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136 cover NY Harbor Hart's Island imageHart's Island - New York Harbor, Cover to James M. Morey, [32nd Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. on Hart's Island; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a quartered cork cancel alongside a red Boston, Mass. c.d.s., Jun 9 (1865); lower left corner of cover slightly nicked, Fine to Very Fine.


Included is the original letter datelined Walden, Mass., June 9, 1865, from Morey's mother who relays the good news that she has just received the official form for the release of prisoners of war. Then she passes along the bad news that she had had her purse snatched as she was boarding the train in Boston. In it was "$30.00 and a business paper worth six hundred." She thinks she "can prevent the rogue using the paper, and perhaps catch him by the same attempt."

Also included is a small newspaper clipping noting that "The Commissary General of Prisoners is overwhelmed with applications for the discharge of rebel prisoners of war upon taking the oath" . (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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137 cover Pelham David's Island imageDeCamp General Hospital, David's Island - Pelham, N.Y., Cover carried aboard the Blockade runner Antonica into Wilmington, N.C.; from Lt. J.H. Chapell [23rd N.C. Infantry], a P.O.W. at DeCamp General Hospital, to his brother at Kinston, N.C.; part paid with a single 5¢ blue London print, tied by a partial Wilmington c.d.s., Oct 4 (1863); endorsed "Fort Fisher, N.C., W Lamb, Col." to certify the usage as "Soldier's due"; censored manuscript "Exd HS", Very Fine. The only recorded blockade run P.O.W. cover - and one of only 12 recorded covers from David's Island.


The Antonica, a British sidewheel steamer, was run aground in December 1863 and 43 of her crew were captured. (Image) (Image2)

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SOLD for $850.00
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138 cover Pelham David's Island imageDeCamp General Hospital, David's Island - Pelham, N.Y., Cover from Sgt. J.L. Warlick, Co. B, 11th N.C. Regt, wounded at Gettysburg and confined at DeCamp General Hospital; to Linville River, N.C.; franked with a target-canceled 3¢ rose alongside a Pelham, N.Y. c.d.s., Aug 6 (1863); entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond with an Aug 25 c.d.s. and a handstamped "DUE 10"; stamp with a nicked corner, otherwise Very Fine. One of just 12 recorded covers from here. (Image) (Image2)

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139 cover   imageFlag of Truce Boat New York - At Anchor, City Point, Va., Cover and letter from Capt. Jonathan J. Miller [12th Regt. Mo. State Guards (Cavalry)]; letter, datelined City Point, Va., May 5th 1864, was written as Capt. Miller, still aboard the New York, was waiting to be turned over to Confederate authorities.; cover franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a segmented cork cancel alongside a neat May 10 Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s.; letter with some reinforced splitting, Very Fine, One of two recorded from the New York, both from Miller to Miss Burd.


In the letter, to Miss Mary E. Burd in St. Louis, Miller writes, "We arrived here last evening at sun set, cast anchor and are now awaiting arrival of our boat to take us up to Richmond." . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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140 cover   imageFlag of Truce Boat New York - Off Baltimore, Md., Cover and letter from Capt. Jonathan J. Miller [12th Regt. Mo. State Guards (Cavalry)]; letter, datelined "Steam.Ship, nhy, New-York. Off Baltimore, Md., April 25th 1864", was written as Capt. Miller was being transferred from Johnson's Island to Point Lookout prior to his parole; cover franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a neat segmented cork cancel alongside a May 2 Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s.; top flap missing, Very Fine, One of two recorded from the New York, both from Miller to Miss Burd.


In the letter, to Miss Mary E. Burd in St. Louis, Miller expresses hopes of going directly to City Point/Point Lookout, Va., but he was instead taken to Point Lookout's Hammond Hospital, where he spent eight days. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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141 cover Wilmington Fort Fisher imageFort Fisher - near Wilmington, N.C., Adversity cover made from a printed legal form, from Pvt. John McLaurin [Co. G, 40th N.C.Troops]; "By Flag of Truce" to Morven, Anson County, N.C., entering the C.S.A. mails at Wilmington, N.C. with a handstamped type I "10" (due); small, very faint penciled "Examined, A. Terry, Capt AAG" at the upper right; reduced somewhat at the right, Fine. The only recorded cover from this temporary prison.


Private McLaurin was captured on Jan 15, 1865, when Fort Fisher fell. He was held there briefly, before being sent to Elmira, N.Y., where he died on Feb 13th; The censor, Capt. Adrian Terry, was younger brother of Major General Alfred Terry who led the attack on, and capture of, Fort Fisher. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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142 cover Cincinnati imageMcLean Barracks - Cincinnati, Ohio, Cover from Pvt. William Wall [Co. E, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry], a P.O.W. at McLean Barracks; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Cincinnati grid duplex, Sep 5 (1863), to Cynthiana, Ky., Very Fine, Fewer than 400 prisoners were confined at McLean Barracks, the most likely reason that only two covers from there are recorded.


Included is the original "chatty" letter to Wall's mother, in part, "The wine and other things came through without breaking. The boys enjoyed the Chicken & other fixens, hugely, at supper last night and breakfast this morning" . (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $500.00
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143 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Otis Johnson, [Co. A, 1st Maryland Cavalry] to his father, Dr. James T. Johnson, Frederick City, Md.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a light Columbus target duplex, Oct 7 (1864), and there is a nicely struck type C examiner's handstamp (PWH-23), Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-250
SOLD for $170.00
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144 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; sent as an "inside" envelope in Flag of Truce mail, entering the C.S.A. mails at Huntsville, Ala. with a blue Huntsville c.d.s., Mar 28, 1862, and a matching handstamped "DUE/5" (type M).; red manuscript "Examd & Approved By A.S. Ballard Major 74th Reg OVUSA Camp Chase O" by the prison commander. Only 4 known this route. One of only four recorded P.O.W. usages sent via Huntsville. (Image) (Image2)

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145 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from a prisoner at Camp Chase to Baltimore, Md.; a clear Columbus target duplex, Jan 18 (1864), ties a 3¢ rose and there is a partial, but identifiable, type A Camp Chase examiner's handstamp (PWH-22); somewhat worn with opening tears at the top, Fine. The earliest reported usage of this Camp Chase examiner's handstamp. (Image) (Image2)

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146 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Adversity usage: a newspaper wrapper fashioned from a page from an old (Oct 1861) Wheeling (W)Va. newspaper with an adhesive mailing label dated "18Aug62" to citizen prisoner, "Dr. Alfred Hughes, Camp Chase Prison No. 3 Care Capt D B Tiffany [prison Provost Marshal], Columbus, O."; opened irregularly on three sides, Fine and rare. One of only three recorded newspaper wrappers sent to a P.O.W. (Image) (Image2)

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147 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover and enclosed letter from Pvt. John M. Florey [18th Va. Cavalry] to his cousin in Green Castle, Sullivan Co., Mo.; a 3¢ rose is tied by a Columbus target duplex, Jul 29 (1864), and there is a mostly complete type A examiner's handstamp (PWH-22); minor edge flaws, Fine to Very Fine.


In the letter, dated Jul 27, 1864, Florey tells his cousin that he has "been in the 'rebel' service three years have been wounded once and am a prisoner the second time." He asks for assistance because he "was captured without a change of clothing and not a cent of federal money." . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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148 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Adversity usage: a twice-used envelope, the first usage from [Pvt. Pearson Wetzel, 7th Va. Cavalry] to Dovesville, Rockingham Co., Va. with (presumably) a 3¢ rose postmarked Columbus, O., Jun 20 (1862); the U.S. stamp was removed and replaced with a C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I, which was pen cancel, the cover being readdressed to Moorfield, Hardy Co., Va.; reduced slightly at the right, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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149 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a "Prison Bars" grid alongside and postmarked by a Columbus, O. c.d.s., Mar 12, 1862; entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue handstamped "DUE 10" (type H/K) for c.d.s. postage, but no Petersburg datestamp; manuscript "Examd By A.S. Ballard, Major 74th Reg. 0.V.U.S.A., Camp Chase O" by the prison commander; lower right corner slightly nicked, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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150 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Money letter to citizen prisoner, T.H. Bakewell; franked with a blue grid-canceled 3¢ rose alongside a Wheeling, Va. c.d.s., Jul 30 (1861; censor's penciled "Ex, Gray" and enclosing $5 as indicated the blue crayon "Reg. & Dist. by Gray $5". Included is the original letter from Bakewell's wife, datelined Elizabeth Town, July 28, 1862, complaining of the lack of efficiency in the mail delivery, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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151 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover - the "inside" envelope - from Pvt. Francis M. Cunningham [62nd Mounted Va. Infantry], franked with a pair of C.S.A. 5¢ green, Stone 2 tied by two partial strikes of Richmond, Va. Oct (1864) c.d.s.; to Cunningham's mother in Marion, Parry Co., Alabama; insignificant vertical file fold at the right, Fine to Very Fine, The only recorded use of a pair of five-cent greens on a P.O.W. cover. (Image) (Image2)

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152 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from a P.O.W. at Camp Chase to Nicholasville, Ky.; franked with a 3¢ rose and postmarked Columbus, Aug 14 (1863); examiner's manuscript "Exd E.L. Webber Lt Col 88 O." by the prison commander; stamp quite skillfully replaced, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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153 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from R.M. Hughes, a prisoner at Camp Chase to his cousin in Louisville, Ky.; 3¢ rose tied by a Columbus target duplex, Jan 12 (1864); manuscript "Examd Lt. Col Poten" by the prison commander; reduced somewhat at the right, cutting off the edge of the stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. This is the latest reported usage of a manuscript examined marking at this prison. (Image) (Image2)

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154 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from a P.O.W. at Camp Chase to Williamstown, Grant Co., Ky.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a "Prison Bars" grid alongside a Columbus, O. c.d.s., Jan 5 (1862); censor's manuscript "Exd Lt. MT Wright, off. P. Guard"; stamp and postmarks applied upside down, damp stain at the upper right, reduced slightly at the right, otherwise Very Fine. This is the earliest reported usage from this prison, signed B. Green. (Image) (Image2)

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155 cover Columbus Camp Chase imageCamp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a green "Prison Bars" grid alongside a Columbus, O. c.d.s., Mar 5 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Mar 24 Petersburg c.d.s. on the back and a handstamped "DUE 10" (type H/K) for c.d.s. postage on the front; manuscript "Examd By A.S. Ballard, Major 74th Reg. 0.V.U.S.A." by the prison commander; opened roughly at the right, small worm damages at the lower left, otherwise Very Fine. One of only four recorded P.O.W. usages sent via Petersburg.


One of only four recorded P.O.W. usages sent via Petersburg and believed to be the only recorded Camp Chase P.O.W. usage with green Columbus markings. . (Image) (Image2)

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156 cover Columbus Lunatic Asylum imageLunatic Asylum - Columbus, Ohio, Twice-forwarded cover and enclosed letter to Lt. William Wilson [89th Va. Militia]; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a Williamsport Md. c.d.s., Apr 6 (1862) and sent originally to Camp Chase with examiner's "Ex Gray" and "2" & "5" in pencil, not found at Camp Chase, so forwarded to Johnson's Island, Sandusky, O. with a May 17 Sandusky c.d.s. and handstamped "DUE 3" used to send it back to Columbus to the Lunatic Asylum; soiled an damp stained, the stamp with worm damage. The only reported usage to the Lunatic Asylum.


The Official Records note that the Lunatic Asylum was used from time to time to house "indigent" prisoners who were as a form of parole.

In the long, partly damp stained letter, Wilson's wife writes of her intention to sell their home and move herself and her children to Ohio to be near her husband. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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157 cover Columbus Ohio State Penitentiary imageOhio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from one of Morgan's officers at the Penitentiary; 3¢ rose tied by a neat Columbus target duplex, Feb 27 (1864); to Louisville, Ky. and forwarded to Elizabethtown, Ill. with a blue Mar 6 Louisville c.d.s. and a manuscript "Ford 3"; examiner's "Ex NM" by Nathaniel Merion, Prison Warden, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $450.00
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158 cover Columbus Ohio State Penitentiary imageOhio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Maj. Robert S. Bullock [8th Ky. Cavalry - "Morgan's Raiders"], a P.O.W. at the Ohio State Penitentiary; to his wife in Lexington, Ky.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a neat Columbus target duplex, Dec 7 (1863); manuscript "Ex R. Lamb Assistant & A.D.C."; reduced slightly at the left, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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SOLD for $120.00
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159 cover Columbus Ohio State Penitentiary imageOhio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Maj. Robert S. Bullock [8th Ky. Cavalry - "Morgan's Raiders"], a P.O.W. at the Ohio State Penitentiary, to highlights wife in Lexington, Ky.; 3¢ rose tied by a Columbus c.d.s., Nov 10 (1863); manuscript "Ex, WA. Judkins ADC"; reduced somewhat at the left, just into examiner's "Ex", Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
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160 cover Columbus Ohio State Penitentiary imageOhio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from General John Hunt Morgan, a P.O.W. at the Ohio State Penitentiary, hand-carried through the lines to his mother-in-law "Care Prov. Marshal, Murfreesboro, Tenn."; manuscript "Examined, WA. Judkins, A.D.C."; 43 known, the original letter is in the U.N.C. library, Fine to Very Fine, signed Kimbrough. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
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