$438
Autographed letter signed ("Chauncey Leonard, Chaplain"), two pages, on a bifolium, on "Headquarters L'Ouverture U. S. Gen'l Hosp'l" letterhead, Alexandria, Virginia, March 24, 1865. To G.T. Beach, acknowledging receipt of money sent and describing the activities at American Baptist, the school where Leonard worked as teacher and chaplain. Leonard was one of only 14 African American chaplains in the Union Army during the Civil War. The present letter was written from L'Ouverture Hospital, a hospital for African American soldiers and free men during the war. Together with original postmarked enveloped addressed in Leonard's hand. 8 x 10 inches open.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-08-05
