Lot
2490 
Confederacy, Fort Delaware Prison, Delaware City, Del., orange cover from guard bearing 1861, 3¢ rose cancelled by target duplexed with "Delaware City Del Mar 4" cds to Pittsburgh Pa., original letter from W.H. Small of Battery G, Youngs Artillery to his sister datelined "Ft. Delaware March 2nd 65"; some cover faults, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Letter with interesting content reads, "…We have a great many Rebel Prisoners here to guard, 7 or 9 thousands sometimes. I am right in the midst off them, keeping order with my gun and bayonet, there is no danger…for if they did make a break they could not get away, as we are a mile and a half from land each way, and on a clear day you can see for 10 or 15 miles…We fired 36 canon in honor of our victories and Washington's Birthday; which filled me with awe, it made the fort tremble. We sent a lot of the prisoners away the other day for exchange, a lot of our boys went as Guards, they tooks them in a ship and will have to be one night in the ocean. I expect I will go before long. there was another large ship came to day…".
Realized: $475