Lot 81

[CIVIL WAR]. A pair of military telegraph messages, plus a ...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[CIVIL WAR]. A pair of military telegraph messages, plus a discharge document. The first telegraph: Partially printed document signed (?Wm. Hill?) to Col. Blunt, Fairfax, 9 March 1863, one-page, accomplished in manuscript, small stain, later stub on verso. ?LEE?S CAVALRY WAS IN FAIRFAX LAST NIGHT?. The second telegraph: Partially printed document signed (?C. Raymond?) to commanding officers at Union Mills, from Washington, 26 March 1863, one-page, accomplished in manuscript, some browning, later stub on verso. ?STUART?S REBEL CAVALRY ABOUT THREE THOUSAND STRONG?. The discharge: Partially printed document for Colonel Asa P. Blunt of the Vermont Militia, 14 July 1863, one-page, accomplished in manuscript, old folds, docketed on recto. Blunt (1826-1889) was a decorated officer in the Union Army.