In one binder, many with typed or handwritten full or partial transcriptions, some with written content narratives or comments, several with patriotic letterhead, 4 letters written on board Steamship Mississippi, one letter with an included tintype, another with a pencil drawing, together with a General Edmund Kirby Smith CSA signed card, an Alabama and Tennessee railroad signed receipt for war materials, a State of Connecticut treasury office tax document, a Natchez military prison list of prisoner medicines, an 1863 quartermaster ledger document from Warrenton Junction, VA, a Crockett Texas estate document referencing slaves, an 1853 bill of sale for a slave, etc.

The letters in varying sizes, some in multiple pages, 4 accompanied by their original transmittal cover, varied subject matter, binder measures 12.5x10in., in generally good condition with expected wear and varying degrees of issues given age and use.

Provenance: Part of a civil war collection of a Sullivan County, NY gentleman 90 years young. The collection spans 50 years and was acquired from shows, dealers and private collections throughout the east coast and midwest.