Texas Secession [Cover]
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Texas Secession [Cover]Description
Cover addressed to “Mr. Edwin L. Lindsey / San Marcos / Texas” and postmarked "CADIZ / JAN 4 / KY." Handwritten along the left side "Received Jan 20th 61 / Ansd March 10th 61." No Confederate postage was needed, since CSA postal system did not start until June 1, 1861.Context
This cover was sent from Cadiz, Kentucky on January 4, 1861 and received in San Antonio, Texas on January 20, 1861 – when Texas was part of the United States. This cover was answered on March 10, 1861, after Texas had seceded on February 1, 1861 and joined the Confederate States on March 6, 1861. This cover is an example of a post office route used during a transitional period from December 1860 until August 1861, as the Federal government was suspending the regular pre-war Post Office routes in the seceded States.Category
1861
Handbook of Civil War Texas, TSHA Special Projects