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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 3, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Greensboro |
| To State | AL |
| Addressee | Genl. J. H. Cocke |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Lot 53330 1847 10c Black with good margins, creased at top, tied by red circular grid on folded entire from New-York to Alabama, red NEW YORK JAN 3 despatch cds alongside, fresh and fine (Scott $1’050) Scott 2
David Feldman SA sale 209 unsold
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to General J H Cocke.
John Hartwell Cocke II (or Jr.) (September 19, 1780 – June 24, 1866) was an American military officer, planter and businessman. During the War of 1812, Cocke was a brigadier general of the Virginia militia.
After his military service, he invested in the James River and Kanawha Company and helped Thomas Jefferson establish the University of Virginia. The family estate that Cocke built at Bremo Plantation is now a National Historic Landmark.
By 1848, Cocke started a second plantation in Alabama as a place for slaves to prepare to colonize Liberia. Though it was unpopular with abolitionists and the black population in general in the United States, he supported the colonization project by sending books and supplies over the years. In 1855, Cocke traded his mansion for the smaller home of his son Cary Charles on the plantation, where he retired for the remainder of his years.
David Feldman SA sale 209 unsold
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to General J H Cocke.
John Hartwell Cocke II (or Jr.) (September 19, 1780 – June 24, 1866) was an American military officer, planter and businessman. During the War of 1812, Cocke was a brigadier general of the Virginia militia.
After his military service, he invested in the James River and Kanawha Company and helped Thomas Jefferson establish the University of Virginia. The family estate that Cocke built at Bremo Plantation is now a National Historic Landmark.
By 1848, Cocke started a second plantation in Alabama as a place for slaves to prepare to colonize Liberia. Though it was unpopular with abolitionists and the black population in general in the United States, he supported the colonization project by sending books and supplies over the years. In 1855, Cocke traded his mansion for the smaller home of his son Cary Charles on the plantation, where he retired for the remainder of his years.
