NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION ASSASSINATION CIRCULAR 1868 For Sale

Natchez, Mississippi was an important port city during the Civil War and a center for Mississippi Reconstruction efforts postwar. George Colin McKee, an Illinois Civil War veteran was elected a Mississippi US Congressman in 1868, surviving an assassination attempt by William T Hewitt, an Adams County, Mississippi Attorney. An original $200 Reward Circular issued at United States Army HQ, New York City, Jan 8, 1869, publishing the Reward Circular by posted by Natchez Commander Colonel NAM Dudley, detailing the crime, Hewitt's description and notes he was the former Adams County Attorney. 1p - 8 x 5" ptd. Issued at NY City Jan 8, 1869 by Command of Major General McDowell. Left margin w edge cuts, overall VG.