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Lot description
Group of three autograph letters, signed, all addressed to Jacob Van Lear (1773-1845, Sgt. Major in Cocke's Detachment, Virginia Militia) comprising: 1) John Guy, a fellow soldier, from camp near Hampton, Va., Nov. 27, 1813, 3 pp. 4to, with good detail on their camp and readiness for battle; 2) John Christian, Jr., a friend from home, Augusta Co., June 20, 1813, 3 pp. folio, mentioning battles in Canada; and 3) Robert Guy, a friend from home, June 28, 1813, 3 1/4 pp. 4to, mentioning rumors of invasion at Richmond, troop movements.