Not certain where this gun came from. But here is some info I found on a William PJ Blair who was born in 1847 and died in 1910 in Kentucky I believe.
21. WILLIAM P.J.3 BLAIR (NOBLE2, GEORGE1) was born April 26, 1843, and died July 16, 1910. He married LYDIA A. RICE.
Notes for WILLIAM P.J. BLAIR:
Private in Company K, Regiment 1 Ky. Enlisted October 30, 1862, discharged April 23, 1864. Died in hospital in Louisa.
Children of WILLIAM BLAIR and LYDIA RICE are:
i. CYNTHIA A.4 BLAIR, b. September 18, 1870; d. August 22, 1946, Johnson County, Ky; m. JESSE ARMS, November 26, 1888.
ii. SARAH C. BLAIR, b. October 13, 1875; d. April 09, 1961; m. GEORGE W. RICE.
iii. DORA A. BLAIR, b. Abt. 1878; m. LEONIDAS WEDDINGTON.
iv. CLAUDE BLAIR.
v. CURTIS BLAIR.
vi. CLATE BLAIR.
vii. VIRGIE BLAIR.
Its a shot in the dark, but if it matches with info in the letter, you might have a gun that belonged to a civil war vet. Could be no connection, but there aren't a lot of PJ Blairs out there from the 1900 era.
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