Description: You are purchasing an original handwritten letter sent by A.M. Payne to an unidentified recipient in 1840. The letter has outstanding content. A transcript and historical interpretation follows below: "April 22d 1840 [-] My Dear Sir [-] I send Bill down with a load of wheat which I wish you would be good enough to send me the money for as I want some to pay some little debts - Please send me as much plaister as Bill can bring up. - Camden is looking fine mooving [sic] like a bird. I gave him on Sunday week last a mile run with my [filley?] track very deep from recent harrowing [-] he ran his mile without much persuasion in 1 m[inute] 55 [seconds] his shoes on. I should like to know how Porter's nag is coming on. My filler is so very delicate that I fear she will weaken. I do not think that she will tire or give back in. You may possibly have heard the result of Porter's trial a few days ago. he went down to see it. I should be much pleased to see you at our race which comes off on the 8th of May. I had at one time consented at the request of Porter that Col. J.C. Gibson should run his colt in our race but on hearing that his colt is in the same stable with Porter's I could not consent to any such arrangement. Please write me by Bill [illegible] Bonetis arrived safe and is lodged safe in her stall at the track. I gave Camden a half mile yesterday with one that is considered fast about Richmond and it was a very nice thing a very close business. Most respectably friend. A. M. Payne." The author of this letter, Arthur A.M. Payne (1804-1868), was a member of the longstanding family associated with Fauquier County, and the last familial owner of the Clifton estate in that county, which he sold in 1854 on moving to Missouri, where he passed away in 1868. His father was Captain William Payne (1755-1833) who served in the Virginia Militia under General Richard Henry Lee during the American Revolution. A.M. Payne was in turn the father of Confederate States Army Brigadier General William Henry Fitzhugh Payne (1830-1904). The man mentioned in the letter, Colonel Jonathan Catlett Gibson (1793-1849), was a notable landholder in both Culpeper and Rappahannock County, Virginia. Colonel Gibson served in the Virginia militia during the War of 1812 and rose to command rank in later years. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1830. Originally married to a niece of George Washington, he remarried after her death, raising five sons, all of whom served in the Confederate Army. Per our collector-friendly policy, every lot that we list has been priced to move without any reserve. All paid sales will be mailed by the Friday or Saturday following the auction's end. Shipping can always be combined on multiple purchases inside the United States. We will invoice you accordingly. Please do not pay for multiple items on an individual basis. Tracking information will be provided as soon as purchased lots are in the mail. If you are using the Global Shipping Program, you will be required to pay for these transactions on an individual basis. We cannot combine shipping on multiple lots. Per our collector-friendly policy, every lot that we list has been priced to move without any reserve. All paid sales will be mailed by the Friday or Saturday following the auction's end.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Amissville, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-28T22:23:20.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1900
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
