1844 Letter from William Blount Marshall to the Law Firm of Jones and Benning, Columbus, Georgia regarding legal matters
[Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia]: n.p., 1844.
Letter. Letter. Dated June 4th, 1844. Size is approx. 9.5' x 8". Folds out into 4 pages with main content on page 1. Address on page 4 with a stamped Talbotton Ga postmark. Several folds and a few creases and light toning to the letter. Paper has a small chip on the address page. Contents concern a couple of business matters. Marshall requests Jones & Benning firm to send papers to Mr. Read when finished reviewing them to Bainbridge Post Office, Macon county, Alabama. He also is concerned about his jury trial and states - "You will write me what become of my case in the event the jury found against me apply for a new trial we can get a jury at some time that will do me justice I think write me by Friday's mail direct your letter Bluffsping PO Talbot cty [signed Wm B. Marshall." Good. Item #28355
From Freepages.rootsweb dot com:
William Blount MARSHALL, son of Stephen MARSHALL and Elizabeth BURT, was born on 6 May 1796 in Halifax County, North Carolina.1 He was planter and politician. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1843 and a member of the Senate in 1855. He represented Talbot county in the Secession Convention in 1861. His plantation was on the old stage route from New Orleans to Savannah to Charleston, South Carolina. Across from his home he had a carriage factory, a gin factory and two blacksmith shops, as well as a general merchandise store and the Bluff Springs Post Office.
From wikipedia:
Henry Lewis Benning (April 2, 1814 – July 10, 1875) was a general in the Confederate States Army. He also was a lawyer, legislator, and judge on the Georgia Supreme Court. He commanded "Benning's Brigade" during the American Civil War. Following the Confederacy's defeat at the end of the war, he returned to his native Georgia, where he lived out the rest of his life. Fort Benning is named after him, but the base will be renamed Fort Moore to honor retired Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” and Julia Moore for their contributions to the U.S. Army.
Price: $100.00