
Lot
2197
Confederacy, Horse Pastures, Va. Oct 24, clear strike of cds and manuscript "Paid 10" rating on homemade brown cover addressed to C. Y. Thomas at Martinsville Va., docketed from W.J. Salmon, 24 Oct. 1863; backflap cut, F.-V.F., ex-Kohn, Agre. Estimate $100 - 150.
C.Y. Thomas was a man of more than ordinary distinction in Virginia, an attorney of ability who served in the Virginia senate before the War and struggled in vain against secession. Despite this, he held the office of commonwealth attorney during the War and was appointed by the Confederacy to distribute supplies to needy families of Confederate soldiers. After the war, he was appointed Military Governor of Virginia.
Realized: $70