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THBA.P. Hill Signed Cover from the US Coast Survey Office, March 1861
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A.P. Hill Signed Cover from the US Coast Survey Office, March 1861
Hill, A.P. (1825-1865). Confederate General. Folded blue stationery printed letter and cover from the "Coast Survey Office, Washington, March 15 1861." The printed body of the letter pertains to the 1859 Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey and reads, in part, "As there are frequent complaints of failure to receive documents entrusted to the mail, I take this means to advise you of the book being forwarded..." It is signed and typed "W.R. Palmer, Capt. Top'l Engineers."
On the front of the letter A.P. Hill has autographed above the title " Asst. C.S. in charge of Office. " A large Washington, DC March 19, 1861 free postmark is also included.
Autographs of the Confederacy lists Ambrose Powell Hill as a "rare and desirable signature." He was one of the most efficient and hard-fighting officers in the Confederate Army and was killed on April 2, 1865 during the Battle of Petersburg.Very fine condition with no fading.Condition
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