1854 – Letter requesting assistance in acquiring a pension for the widow of a Georgia militiaman who claimed her husband died as the result of wounds while in federal military service
Milleville, Georgia: 1854. This one-page stampless folded letter is datelined “Clarksville, Habersham County, Georgia /July 10th, 1854.” It was sent by Jesse Sanford to Dr. John. R. Foster, postmaster, Millville, Cherokee County, Georgia. It bears a faint circular Clarksville postmark, dated July 12, and “Paid” handstamp in blue along with..... More