EXTREMELY RARE SIGNED 1839 LETTER BY REVEREND EDWARD FONTAINE TO WILLIAM F. STEARNS WHILE HE WAS A DRAFTSMAN ON THE SURVEY OF CHICKASAW INDIAN LANDS.
HE WAS A CAPTAIN OF CONFEDERATE COMPANY H, 18th REGIMENT MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS.
HE ESTABLISHED SCHOOLS TO HELP EDUCATE SLAVES.
GREAT GRANDSON OF PATRICK HENRY.