3-page autograph letter signed, from J. W. Eckles of Houston, Texas to Major J. R. Lofland concerning a suit against him and the troops at Galveston

by Eckles, ohn, esley

$750 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Houston, TX: 1866. 4to, 3 pages on integral leaves; approx. 9.75 x 7.75 , legibly written with full typescript transcription provided, some staining without affecting legibility, minor insect damage on edges, very good. Includes stamped cover with a Houston postmark. An interesting letter from the early Reconstruction period in the Southwest. J. W. Eckles John Wesley Eckles: 1839-1891 was born in Delaware. At the time of this letter he was a 1st Lieutenant serving in Houston a few months

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