National Postal Museum
Confederate blockade-run cover
Hincks · March 18, [1865]
This envelope is addressed to their father, postmarked in New Orleans March 18 (1865.) It was most likely entrusted to Col. Hatch, C.S.A. Agent for Exchange who may have handed the letter over to his Federal counterpart at Hilton Head, who, as a favor sent it on to Port Royal to be put aboard a New Orleans-bound supply ship. Upon arrival in New Orleans, it was placed into the regular incoming U.S. mail and marked 'collect' ten cents as incoming ship mail.
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