Lot
1732 
Howell Cobb (1815-1868), two covers with manuscript free frank "Howell Cobb" signature, both addressed in his hand, one addressed to his wife & one to Col. John B. Lamar, both in Macon, Ga., postmarked different type Washington City, D.C. Free cds's, one with part of flap torn off, Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Cobb was Governor of Georgia (1851-1853) and served as Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury from 1857 to December 10, 1860, when he resigned. Cobb personally opposed secession. He was Chairman of the convention of delegates from the seceded states, which assembled in Montgomery, Alabama on February 24, 1861 to form a Confederate government. In July 1861, Cobb accepted a commission as Colonel in the Confederate Army and was later commissioned a Major General. He saw action at Shiloh and Antietam and surrendered at Macon, Georgia on April 20, 1864.
Realized: $180