30+ Tennessee 1862-64 Covers to Daniel Stewart in NY re: Tobacco Sales/Smuggling

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33 Letters addressed to prominent tobacco merchant Daniel K. Stewart who left Richmond with his sons at the outbreak of the civil war to smuggle southern tobacco northward from Tennessee to New York.
Some of the covers’ docketing reference huge quantities of tobacco and money.
Some of the covers reference the writer in Tennessee wanting a trunk sent from New York with certain items that apparently will be re-sold.
All letters are addressed to Daniel K. Stewart in New York or in Louisville.
The majority are from his son Bryan Stewart.
All are extensively docketed with what the now-gone letters contained.
The Daniel K. Stewart ante-bellum correspondence from/to Richmond dealing with tobacco is well know, but this is the first time I have seen these types of civil war covers.
All of these letters are U65-type envelopes.
All are pictured in the first two photographs.
**All of these envelopes appear to have been contemporaneously folded in a way to make them smaller.
I can tell this because the docketing goes to the edge of the new fold.
My theory is that these were contained in a larger envelope along with other envelopes—but that is a theory.
I think my theory is correct, but I cannot prove it.
Perhaps you have a different theory about why these envelopes were made smaller to fit in something else.
This group of 33 covers was purchased by a collector in the 1940s and mounted them on old pages.
I have removed them from the old pages.
This group does not appear to be recorded in any way and is ripe for study.
Some of the envelopes were up-rated with additional stamps.
The stamps are gone, having been soaked off with minimal damage.
As many individuals as I can are pictured in later photographs.
The vast majority are postmarked Clarksville, Tennessee but there are some Louisvilles, two Kentucky towns and one Norfolk, Va.
There is often a delay in the postmark date to docketed dates of receipts compared to other times when there is no delay.
Several docketings make reference to the Confederacy.
One appears to have pencil “examination markings.”
A few reference staggering sums of money and large quantities of “Hhds” (Hogsheads) of tobacco.
There is no order to the way the covers in photos #3 to #12 were place, perhaps I should have put them in some order, but I could not figure out a way to order them.
I did do the following chart with information about each cover.
For the vast majority, I did not transcribe all docketing.
Here is a chart I did to provide some information about the covers.  Only covers #1 - 27 are photographed in photos #3-12:
Docketed as
Cancel Date
Town Postmark
Docketed Sender
Received
Addressed to Daniel K. Stewart at…
Docket Notes That I found Interesting
1
Dec 17 1863
Clarksville
Bryce Stewart #17
Dec 22 1865
24 Broad Street, New York
2
Dec 4 1863
Clarksville
Bryce Stewart #10
24 Broad Street, New York
"List of Furnitured which Goregre Roth Could Not Buy
Orders John W. Baynham to lay out 0 in G-BKs for Tenn."
3
Feb 5 1864
Clarksville
Bryce Stewart #33
Feb 8 1864
24 Broad Street, New York
"Lieut Ch. Norvell 14th Va. Cavalry, Prisoner Johnson Isl."
4
Jun 17 1863
Clarksville
Bryce Stewart #28
Galt House, Louisville
"BS Says Mr. Glenn Offered this many to Dr. Drane on July 1862"
5
June 16 1863
Clarksville
Bryce Stewart #27
Galt House, Louisville
"Rec'd & Ans 16th June"
6
Aug 29 1862
Louisville
Bryce Stewart
"2nd Sept in Baltimore"
Forwarded to 12 Pine St., New York
"Bryce Stewart original, Clarksville 23rd Augst 1862
Rec'd 2nd Sept in Baltimore through T J A forwarded for Ny
Ansd 5 Sept with copies of 18 & 30
Clarksville Captured 18 Augst by CSA
No letters or mail rec'd later than 7th & 9th"
7
Indistinct
Paducah KY
"B Stewart 1 Nov 1862"
"17 Nov"
62 Pine Street, New York
"B Stewart 1 Nov 1862 2nd of that date
Part of trunk & my comfort bag sent to R Millboro
to Murfreesboro
Murn: taken
Rec'd 17 Nov."
In pencil--"BK Tenn / Exam'd ford
In pencil--"Examined Inst for Bracless letter -
Evenelope found in BS enclosing"
8
Aug 18 1863
Clarksville
"Bryce Stewart No 49
"Rec'd at Sharon 20 Augst"
Forwarded to Pavilion Hotel, Sharon Springs, NY
"Flag of T. ask Jno to find out Julian Beaumont - He wd. By
Capt A. C. Mitchell almost & lend him if in NW."
9
Nov 11 1862
Henderson
"B. Stewart Nov 7th"
"Rec'd also 17 Novr."
62 Pine Street, New York
"Large Bilits to Henderson ought to be divided"
"Murn: taken
10
Nov 5 1862
Louisville
"BS Oct 20th"
"Rec'd 8"
62 Pine Street, New York
"Letter enclosed of Eliza & Man 20 & 29"
11
Aug 28 1862
Louisville
"B Stewart"
"Rec'd 30th
62 Pine Street, New York
"Can Col. Atwood Enclosing Whitaker, Clarksville
Captured by CSA on 18th"
12
July 14 [1862]
Clarksville
"Bryce Stewart"
"Rec'd 16th"
"Care Col. P. B. Atwood, Louisville"
13
Oct 15 1863
Clarksville
"B Stewart"
"Rec'd 19th"
24 Broad Street, New York
14
Aug 11 1862
Clarksville
"Bryce Stewart"
"Rec'd Aug 16th"
"Care Meessers Richard Irvin & Co., New York"
"Advising drafts on R. Irwin - 5 drafts amts to ,000
Millro had bot 70 Hheads
Wrote 18 enclosing drafts for ,000"
15
Jul 25 1862
Clarksville
"B Stewart 25&26 Jul"
"Rec'd & Ans 31st Jul"
Forwarded from Louisville Care Col. P. B. Atwood
"0 Note BK Tenn, 3 Bags old Gov James Coffee
on July 29th to James Hunter & Co. in New York
12 Boxes Sxxxx Candles, Several boxes loaf sugar broken
1 baxxxx pulverized, 6 pans large, best blankets
Whitaker & Co. Clarksville Tenn."
16
Nov 11 1862
Henderson
"B. Stewart Nov 11"
"Rec'd 17th"
62 Pine Street, New York
"Answers that I should get more Tobo but not to sell
Exchange for many days.
Mr. Brubank should not send
the goods - not xxxx the Bacon at present."
17
Aug 7 1862
Clarksville
"B Stewart Augst 7th"
"Rec'd Aug 21st"
Forwarded from Louisville Care Col. P. B. Atwood
"Just wrote Jno Rec'd mine 1st he wrote 5th, Better to keep
on Aug 19th to James Hunter & Co. in New York
blance N. O. Checks less than 11%
Wamts gardner & C.
Wrote 28th via Mayfld."
18
Nov 14 1863
Clarksville
"Bryan Stewart No. 3"
"Rec'd and Ansd 18th"
24 Broad Street, New York
19
Dec 10 1863
Clarksville
"C Knapp"
"Rec'd 14 Dec"
24 Broad Street, New York
"Saying Retain Mr. Smith's Package from C.K."
20
Dec 11 1863
Clarksville
"Bryan Stewart No 14"
"Rec'd 16 Ansd 16th"
24 Broad Street, New York
"Piano.
Fennenton Services, Rt. Moris & Co. 49
Walnut St., Cincinnati."
21
Jun 15 1863
Clarksville
"Bryce Stewart No. 26"
"Rec'd & Ansd 15 June"
"Care of Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky"
"Bryce Stewart, Clarksville 14 June 1863
W.H. Jackson & Co. 891 Broadway Remit them 7
,547.52 in all R. Moore & Co. Sh'd how drawn for
Telegram to pay Jackson Leland
22
Dec 2 1863
Clarksville
"B Stewart No. 13"
"Rec'd 14 Decr."
24 Broad Street, New York
"2 Candle Stands & Coal Senullus, Pay Heradl Godey & Album
to 1865, Governors & Permit
23
May 5 1864 (By Docket)
Clarksville
"Bryce Stewart No. 7"
"Rec'd & Ans'd 6 May"
"Galt House Care of Messers Hall & Long"
"About Millro & part private, Rec'd & Ansd 6 March
offered his 1/3rd interest in Tobo. Bot. with proceeds of
bonds & c - 1/3 interest to be continued in all of John
does not object.
This in Envelope of Letters 21 April
loose Missing."
24
June 8 1864
St. Louis
"W. G. Millro
"Care Galt House, Louisville Kenty"
"W. G. Millro, St. Louis 7 June 1864
care about Kellery.
Sent the letter to BS 9 June
He had bot. a few hhds dry leaf - Dupuy Buying @ 28 to 33"
25
Nov 5 1862
Louisville
"B S. 25 Octo 62"
"Rec'd 8th & 10th Nov."
62 Pine Street, New York
"Send Money 2000 or 00"
26
JUL 25 1862
Louisville
"B. Stewart 23 July"
"Rec'd in NY 28th Ans 29th"
Postmarked Louisville Addressed to Louisville
Term:
Money.
Bill of Encl. Hurah.
Sugar candles, coffee, tea
where forwarded to James Hunter & Co. in NY
Candles Sent by Mr. Whittaker from NY order Herald
Tell him to pay 2 1/2 or 5% Correspond
27
Aug 11 1862
Clarksville
"W. S. Millro
"Rec'd 18th and Ans 18th"
"Care Jas Hunter & Co., NY"
"Had Bot 75 Hhds"
Clarksville 9 Augst 1862"
28
No Postmark
No Postmark
"Bryce Stewart 17 Septr"
"Daniel K. Stewart, Esq." -- Nothing Else
"17 Septr original with originals from J . S. 26 May 10 July
an'd 9/10 Octr.
Rec'd 29 Sept by WSMT Howell
Bryan ordered a trunk with things."
29
No Postmark
No Postmark
"Bryce Stewart No. 20
"Rec'd and Ansd 29th Dec"
"Care O.K. King & Co., 24 Broad Street, New York"
"Enclosing a letter from Shankelford"
Clarksville 25 Decr 1863"
30
SEP 27 1862
Louisville
"Bryce Stewart 17 Sept 1862"
"Rec'd 30 Sept. Ans'd 9/10 Oct"
"Care of Thomas J. Hand, Esq., No 62 Pine Street, NY"
"Copies letters J. S. of 26 May & 10 July
Bryan orders a trunk with ladies things & for Buying to be
sent to Millro."
31
SEP 29 1862
Louisville
"Bryan Stewart 10 Septr."
"Rec'd 22nd Sept. Ans'd 9/10 Oct"
"Care of Thomas J. Hand, Esq., No 62 Pine Street, NY"
"Same day as originals sent part of J. S. to bill
Steamer 23 Sepr."
32
Mar 24 1863
Norfolk
"J. Marshall Smith Norfolk
"Rec'd + Answered 26th no copy"
"Care of Messers R. King & Co., New York"
24 March 1863"
33
OCT 9271862 (By Docket)
Part Cancel
"B. Steward & E. J. Stewary
"Care Tho. J. Hand, Esq., 62 Pine Street, New York."
"B Stewart
E. J. Stewart & Bryan S., Junr. 9 Octr 1862
Pair of Stamps Gone
"SHELBYVILLE KY"
Copies of B. S. 7th, 20th, 25th & 27th Octr. With J. S. of 15th
Sepr. All burnt up and had original originals 27 Octr BS
16 Octr J. S."
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