1840'S WASH DC CONGRESSIONAL FREE FRANK JOHN PENDLETON CULPEPER AREA 1802-1868

Description: This 1840's envelope (no contents) was sent by US Congressman John Strother Pendleton while he was in the US House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district from March 1845 to March 1849. He was nicknamed The Lone Star. During the 1820's he lived in the Slaughter-Hill House. He attended Cloverdale Academy and served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Culpeper and then Rappahannock County. n 1841 President John Tyler appointed him Charge d'Affaires to Chile later President Milliard Fillmore appointed him to the same to the Argentine Confederation. He also served as the Minister to Brazil and was involved with dealings with Paraguay and Uruguay. So he was seen as a very useful American diplomat for representing the US in South American affairs. Per google his estate was divested during the Civil War particularly at the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Overall a nice congressional free frank from one of Virginia's more noted politicians and especially diplomats. Cover is in nice shape. There are two tears which may be hard to see in the scan. The first is at the top center and it heads SE just below the "J" in the free frank but is well clear of the signature. The other is at the top left and it heads SE as well nearly an inch. Well short of the poor red string of the Washington DC FREE CDS that has the attached FREE on top of the cancel. The two tears are somewhat hard to see. The cover is addressed to a William Buchanan in Williamsport Maryland. The original letter that this envelope contained is housed at the UVA Alderman Library. Please email with any questions you may have as we will be happy to answer any and all. Seller is a 30+ year member of the APS and a member of the USPCS, CWPS (old CSA), etc. All items are shipped in secure envelopes and all items are returnable if you are not satisfied. Shipping is $1.75 John Pendleton3 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other people named John Pendleton, see John Pendleton (disambiguation)."The Lone Star" redirects here. For other uses, see Lone Star (disambiguation).John PendletonMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Culpeper districtIn office December 5, 1831 – December 1, 1833Serving with Edmond Broadus, Philip ThorntonPreceded byJonathan C. Gibson, Sr.Succeeded byJohn S. BarbourMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Rappahannnock districtIn office December 5, 1836 – December 1, 1839Preceded byJoseph NicklinSucceeded byWilliam WaldenMember of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th districtIn office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849Preceded bySamuel ChiltonSucceeded byJeremiah MortonPersonal detailsBornMarch 29, 1813 Culpeper, Virginia, USDiedNovember 19, 1868 (aged 66) Culpeper, Virginia, USPolitical partyWhigSpouseLucy Ann WilliamsProfessionpolitician, lawyer, diplomat, farmerJohn Strother Pendleton (March 1, 1802 – November 19, 1868), nicknamed "The Lone Star", was a nineteenth-century congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer from Virginia.[1]Early and family lifeBorn near Culpeper, Virginia, Pendleton studied with private tutors and at Cloverdale Academy,[2] then read law. He married Lucy Ann Williams, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Bruce Williams, on December 2, 1824, at "Soldiers Rest" in Orange County, Virginia. During the 1820s, he resided at the Slaughter-Hill House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3][4] The two had no biological children, but adopted Lucy's brother Philip's son, George Morton Williams, when he was three years old.CareerAfter admission to the Virginia bar in 1824, Pendleton began his legal practice in Culpeper County, Virginia. Culpeper's voters elected Pendleton as their representative to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1831 to 1833, and not long after Rappahannock County, Virginiawas created from part of Culpeper County, Rappahannock County voters selected him to represent them from 1836 to 1839.[5]President John Tyler, a fellow Whig from Virginia, appointed Pendleton Chargé d'Affaires to Chile in 1841, and he served until 1844 when he was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives. He was re-elected once, and served from 1845 to 1849. In the House, Pendleton obtained the nickname "The Lone Star" because he was the only Whig from Virginia.Pendleton returned to his diplomatic career, as President Millard Fillmore appointed him Chargé d'Affaires to the Argentine Confederation in 1851. He served until 1854 and in 1852 also served as Minister to Brazil with Robert C. Schenck to negotiate a treaty of commerce with Paraguay and Uruguay.Pendleton returned to the United States and engaged in farming, but his estate was devastated by the American Civil War, particularly the Battle of Cedar Mountain, such that he appeared before General Banks for permission to leave the county.[6] However, by March 1863, he was able to extend hospitality to Confederate officers at his estate, "Redwood", after a St. Patrick's Day Party, although several would die in battles the following days including at Kelly's Ford.[7]DeathPendleton survived the war and died on November 19, 1868, near Culpeper, Virginia. [

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