Confederate Post Office Letter addressed to Jewish Postmaster Cohen of Savannah

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Autograph Letter Signed, “J.W. Robutron Acting Auditor” 1p. quarto, on rare “Confederate States of America, General Post Office Department” imprint lettersheet, Richmond, Virginia, December 13, 1862, addressed to Postmaster Cohen of Savannah, Georgia, and reads “You have failed to render your Emolument Accuont for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1862. You will please forward it immediately to this office..” Docketed by Cohen at top, small loss at top fold, else VG.Solomen Cohen Ga. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for Georgia, 1840-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860. Jewish. Confederate postmaster of Savannah. Organized a relief fund to support the family of Jefferson Davis while he was in prison after the Civil War.

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