{"product_id":"1919-southampton-county-election-letter-franklin-edwards-with-1924-amarillo-check-payable-to-fred-harvey","title":"1919 Southampton County Election Letter — Franklin Edwards, with 1924 Amarillo Check Payable to Fred Harvey","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting scrapbook grouping featuring a signed Virginia political letter and an early Texas bank check.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal document is a one-page typed letter dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust 6, 1919\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, written on Southampton County treasurer’s office stationery bearing the name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranklin Edwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and signed “Franklin.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAddressing his correspondent as “Billy,” the writer enthusiastically reports his election victory:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I beat him 155 majority on the whole vote and in my home precinct and district 254 to his 25.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe personal correspondence continues with plans for a New York trip, recollections of a Hotel Metropole photograph, and humorous comments about campaigning and local political conversation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMounted above the letter is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNational Bank of Commerce check from Amarillo, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober 25, 1924\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, payable to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred Harvey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$3.40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with perforated bank cancellations. A partly concealed managing director’s card is also present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Documents mounted on a heavily worn and brittle scrapbook backing with substantial edge losses and tears. Letter shows folds, small holes, minor staining, and edge wear. Check bears cancellation perforations. Reverses and mounting method have not been examined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA period grouping with appeal to collectors of Virginia local politics, Texas banking, and American paper ephemera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Archive Authority","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44869137367118,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/IMG_4247.jpg?v=1794250087","url":"https:\/\/thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1919-southampton-county-election-letter-franklin-edwards-with-1924-amarillo-check-payable-to-fred-harvey","provider":"The Archive Authority","version":"1.0","type":"link"}