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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 31, 18xx |
| From City | Pittsburgh |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Pikeville |
| To State | KY |
| Addressee | J. Dills Jr & Co |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (No. 1), ample margins, late impression, tied by red grid, matching "Pittsburgh Pa. Dec. 31" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Pikeville, large reduction, possibly to remove another stamp, Fine. ¨Estimate $300-400
Matthew Bennett International Sale 299 Lot 1516 realized 190
Alexander listed as 12/31/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 387 lot 195A realized 37.50
Regency Superior sale 56 lot 2824 unsold
Letter to John Dils, Jr. & Co. in Pikeville, Ky. Mercantile business run by John Dills, Jr (1818-1895), R.D. Callihan and John N. Richardson.
In November 1842, John Dils, Jr. married Ann Ratliff, daughter of General William Ratliff of Pike County. In October of 1861, while a private citizen in Pikeville, he was arrested by order of
Colonel John S. Williams, who commanded the Confederate forces then encamped around Pikeville. He was sent to Richmond, Virginia as a prisoner of war. After his release he undertook to raise a regiment of Federal soldiers for the protection of Eastern Kentucky.
The first day of recruitment raised about two hundred men and thus began the regiment known as the 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. Colonel Dils ran into trouble as commanding officer of the 39th. Accusations of fraud and abuse led to his dismissal from the service on December 10, 1863 as outlined in Special Order 548 issued by then Secretary of War Stanton for “for selling captured property and using the proceeds for his own use, using government transportation of private purposes, improper treatment of a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) while the NCO was in the discharge of his duty, and incompetency.”
Matthew Bennett International Sale 299 Lot 1516 realized 190
Alexander listed as 12/31/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 387 lot 195A realized 37.50
Regency Superior sale 56 lot 2824 unsold
Letter to John Dils, Jr. & Co. in Pikeville, Ky. Mercantile business run by John Dills, Jr (1818-1895), R.D. Callihan and John N. Richardson.
In November 1842, John Dils, Jr. married Ann Ratliff, daughter of General William Ratliff of Pike County. In October of 1861, while a private citizen in Pikeville, he was arrested by order of
Colonel John S. Williams, who commanded the Confederate forces then encamped around Pikeville. He was sent to Richmond, Virginia as a prisoner of war. After his release he undertook to raise a regiment of Federal soldiers for the protection of Eastern Kentucky.
The first day of recruitment raised about two hundred men and thus began the regiment known as the 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. Colonel Dils ran into trouble as commanding officer of the 39th. Accusations of fraud and abuse led to his dismissal from the service on December 10, 1863 as outlined in Special Order 548 issued by then Secretary of War Stanton for “for selling captured property and using the proceeds for his own use, using government transportation of private purposes, improper treatment of a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) while the NCO was in the discharge of his duty, and incompetency.”
