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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale - 55

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**United States**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1			[Indians - Cherokee Nation] Cantonment Gibson, Ar., Jul 7, excellent strike of black cds and matching "Free" handstamp on neat 1842 folded letter to the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army in Washington D.C., endorsed "On Pub. Service", the letter is datelined "Head Qt. 1st Regt Dragoons/Camp at Fort Gibson, July 4th '42" and reads "In compliance with instructions from the commg. General of the 2nd Dept., I shall leave here this day to resume command of the Post of Fort Leavenworth" and signed by Col. S. W. Kearny; Extremely Fine, ex-Bleuler. Estimate $750 - 1,000. AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL LETTER FROM CHEROKEE NATION WITH THIS RARE CANTONMENT GIBSON MARKING. Cantonment (Fort) Gibson was located on land within the Cherokee Nation, adjacent to the western border of Arkansas. Because it was in unorganized territory it bears the letters "AR" at the base of the townmark, having been assigned to Arkansas for administrative purposes. Col. S. W. Kearny, for which Fort Kearny, Nebraska was named and who was known in his time as the "Father of the Calvary". He marched against the Cherokees in 1839 with ten companies of dragoons, the largest mounted force ever assembled. He was later named the military Governor of California after the Mexican-American war. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2			[Indians - Cherokee Nation] "Dwight Mission Cherokee Nation / 8th May 1839", dateline on folded letter that entered mails with manuscript "Kidron Ark., May 9" postmark and matching "25" rating, addressed to Coleman Younger in Liberty Mo., who was the uncle and namesake of outlaw Cole Younger, the letter from G.W. Yocum is about horse racing at the Mission and the buying and selling of race horses there, Very Fine, ex-Blueler. Estimate $300 - 400. Dwight Mission, located on Sallisaw Creek in Vian, Oklahoma, was built in Arkansas Territory for the Old Settler Cherokees in 1820. When the Old Settlers moved to Indian Territory in 1828, it was rebuilt within their new tribal boundaries. The Mission opened in May 1829 and the Mission school started taking students in May 1830. Named in honor of the Reverend Timothy Dwight of Yale University, Dwight Mission was the first school in the State of Oklahoma. (Image1)	SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3			[Indians - Cherokee Nation] "New Echota Ga, Feb 4", lengthy folded letter from Rev. Samuel Worcester to his brother Samuel Chandler in Bedford, New Hampshire, datelined "New Echota; Cherokee Nation, February 1, 1833", trace of edge wear, Very Fine and choice, ex-Chase, Bleuler. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. DR. CHASE'S NOTE ON THE REVERSE READS "THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM CHEROKEE NATION (OF WHICH NEW ECHOTA WAS THE CAPITAL) IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA BEFORE THE CHEROKEES WERE MOVED WEST/FULLY DATED COVER - AN EXTREME RARITY". Reverend Worcester was a missionary of the American Board (Congregational-Presbyterian) and was an advocate of the Cherokees in Georgia starting in 1825. He starts this letter with "…you will learn, perhaps to your surprise, that I am no longer in prison", as he was heavily persecuted for his stand with the Cherokees and eventually moved to the Indian Territory when the Cherokees were removed from Georgia over the "The Trail of Tears". (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4			[Indians - Cherokee Nation] "Park Hill, C.N., Jany 23rd / 47", manuscript postmark with matching "5" rating on folded cover to Bates Prairie, Cherokee Nation, addressed to Daniel McCoy who is believed to be one of the many sons of Isaac McCoy; wear and staining, Fine and rare use. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
5			[Indians - Chickasaw Nation] "Fort Washita C.N., June 28th 1852", manuscript postmark on blue folded cover bearing 1851, 3¢ orange brown tied by matching manuscript "X", addressed to Mission House, N.Y.; file fold affects 3¢, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. Fort Washita was in Chickasaw Nation and established in 1844 in what is now Bryan County, Oklahoma. It was built to protect the citizens of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations from the Plains Indians. The Fort was later abandoned at the start of the Civil War by Federal troops. (Image1)	SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
6			[Indians - Choctaw Nation] "Cantonment Towson A.T., Feb. 13th 1828", dateline on letter from Lieut. J. Caale to Brig. Gen. G. Gibson, Commissary General of Substance in Washington D.C., Very Fine, This is the earliest recorded letter from Cantonment Towson. Estimate $300 - 400. Fort Towson was established in May 1824 at the south-eastern edge of present day Oklahoma, six miles north of the Red River. Throughout the fort's existence this was in unorganized territory. The original designation was "Cantonment", but this was changed to "Fort" on February 8, 1832. In 1829, the garrison was transferred to Fort Jessup and Cantonment Towson was abandoned. It was rebuilt on the same site in 1831 with the main mission to protect the Choctaws from the wild plains Indians. A post office was opened there on September 7, 1832. The post office was closed and moved to Doaksville (about a mile away) on November 11, 1847. Doaksville later became the capital of Choctaw Nation. (Image1)	SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
7			[Indians - Choctaw Nation] "Eagletown Ark, July 12th / 60", manuscript postmark on cover addressed to Col. P.P. Pitchlynn in Washington D.C. during one of his many trips there as a representative of the Choctaw Nation, bearing manuscript canceled 1857, 3¢ dull red; flap replaced and reduced slightly at left, still Very Fine, a very rare Indian Territory usage from Choctaw Nation., ex-Bleuler. Estimate $400 - 600. Eagletown, in the Choctaw Reservation, had its own post office. Since it was in unorganized territory it was attached to the adjacent State of Arkansas for administrative purposes. Consequently, it bore the "Ark" designation in it townmark. (Image1)	SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
8			[Indians - Choctaw Nation] "Fort Coffee, Choctaw Nation West, 1st July 1834", dateline on folded letter to Chicopee Factory, Mass., entered mails at the nearest post office with manuscript "Fort Smith A.T., July 4th" postmark and matching "25" rate marking, the letter is an order for four regulation swords for the four officers that signed this letter; some fold splitting, Very Fine, ex-Chase, Bleuler. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER OUT OF THIS SHORT-LIVED CHOCTAW NATION POST THAT WAS ABANDONED IN 1838. It was decided that a military post should be located closer to the Indian lands than Fort Smith. Work started on Fort Coffee on April 22, 1834 and the 7th Infantry moved up from Fort Smith to occupy the new fort on June 16th, this letter was written only two weeks later, long before a post office was established at Fort Coffee on April 22, 1835. (Image1)	SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
9			[Indians - Choctaw Nation] Fort Towson, Indian Territory To Boston, Mass., Forwarded To Milton, 1837 (Oct. 2), "Fort Towson Oct 2d 1837" dateline on folded letter with manuscript "Paid 25" rating, from Lt. Col. Josiah H. Voss who was active in the transfer of Indians, to his sister in Boston, forwarded at Boston with red cds and manuscript "6" rating to Milton, contents of a family nature; minor edge tear, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
10			[Indians - Choctaw Nation] Fort Towson, Ark. Nov 3, clear strike of cds with manuscript "10" rating and "O.P.S." endorsement on blue 1845 folded letter to General Towson, Paymaster General of the U.S. Army in Washington D.C., the letter from 2nd Lieut. requesting the General to turn over his pay for one month to a doctor in New Orleans; light folds, Very Fine and choice, ex-Bleuler. Estimate $400 - 600. Fort Towson was named for the addressee, General N. Towson, who was the Paymaster General of the U.S. Army. (Image1)	SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
11			[Indians - Choctaw Nation] "Good Water, Oct. 3d, 1846", dateline on folded letter to Whately Mass., letter entered mails with "Fort Towson, Ark. Oct 12" cds and manuscript "10" rating, the letter is from Catherine M. Belden, a teacher at a Choctaw Indian school with interesting content: "It is said that a teacher is coming to establish a boy's school at Mountain Fork, who is I think to be supported by those for whom he labors. The company expect to start the middle of Oct…A great change is going on at Spencer…a new Superintendent, Rev. Mr. Ramsay and a new principal, Mr. Stark…the institution is deeply in debt…Last Winter was a season of intense interest…The gospels have been published in one volume in Choctaw…my services as a teacher have been highly appreciated as I could wish; the Choctaws have uniformly been kind & curteous to me; it is not a week since one of our neighbors took a horse out of the plough for me to be gone two days…"; some stains, small paper loss on one sheet, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
12			[Indians - Chowtaw Nation] "Choctaw Agency West of Ark. Oct 11, 1846", manuscript postmark with matching "10" rating on folded letter to New Castle Tenn., datelined "Fort Coffee, Oct. 9th 1846", the letter is from a fellow missionary and speaks of being sent further out into the prairie to take over a new Indian school; tiny edge tear, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
13			[Indians - Comanche] "Camp on the Brazos, November 4th 1851", dateline on enclosed letter from Lt. Clinton W. Lear correspondence to his wife in the late 1840s to early 1850s, buff cover entered mails with "Fort Smith Ark. Nov 21" cds and manuscript "5" rating to New Orleans, La., Very Fine, ex-Bleuler. Estimate $200 - 300. The letter mentions an express being run from this advance camp, presumably to Fort Smith where this cover entered the mail stream. It also states that Gen. Smith & Belnap were leaving for Fort Wishita the following day, and some of the Indians that the troops have encountered: "The Big Chiefs of the Comanches - 'Sanaco & Yellow Wolf' " are both here & express great friendship for the Whites - They are fine looking fellows - The women are horribly ugly…". (Image1)	SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
14			[Indians - Creek Nation] 1790 (Jul. 15) Philadelphia Pa. To Baltimore, Forwarded To New York N.Y., folded signed letter of Charles Biddle Jr. to Col. Willett, Philadelphia "16 IY" Franklin mark and "2" dwt rating, letter mentions "Col. McGillivray and a number of the principal Chiefs of the Creek Nation…are expected," on this trip he signed a peace treaty with the United States, forwarded with "Baltimore July. 18" straightline and "2.16" rating to New York totaled to "4.16" (4dwt 16gr) due, finally notated "returned" and local currency "2/4" 2sh 4d due rating; mior fold splitting, Very Fine letter. Estimate $300 - 400. McGillivray, as Chief of the Creeks, in behalf of the Creek Confederacy, entered into an alliance with Spain and was a colonel in the Spanish Army. In 1790, was induced by Washington to visit New York City, where he signed a short-lived peace treaty. He was also persuaded to withdraw from Spanish service and was rewarded with the rank of Brig. General in the U.S. Army. (Image1)	SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
15		147, 158	[Indians - Creek Nation] Fort Gibson, C.N., two covers with cds strikes in black and blue, first bearing 1870, 3¢ green, corner tear, tied by black target with matching "Fort Gibson C.N. Feb 28" cds on cover addressed to Creek Agency, C.N., second bearing 1873, 3¢ green cancelled by blue target with matching "Fort Gibson C.N. Apr 29" cds on Western Union Telegraph company envelope addressed to the "Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, reduced a bit at right; F.-V.F. Scott No. 147, 158 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 147, 158] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
16			[Indians - Osage Nation] Addressed To Harmony Mission, Bates County, Mo., incoming folded letter datelined "London, May 31st 1846" bootlegged to the U.S., red "New-York 21 Jul" cds arrival cds and manuscript "10" rating, forwarded upon arrival to Calhoun with "Forwarded from Little Osage Mo Aug 25th" postal marking and "Ford 5" rating totaled to "15" cents due, Very Fine and interesting use. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
17			[Indians - Osage Nation] Factory System/Fur Trade, "Fort Osage, 1st Jany. 1811", dateline on folded letter to Detroit Mich. with "Public Service, J. Brownson" endorsement, carried down the Missouri River and entered mails with manuscript "St. Louis Jany 24" postmark over "3/4 oz" notation and "75" rating at right, letter contains quarterly returns of a company of the First Infantry Regiment that was stationed at the fort, in a postscript the writer says "6 of our Osage Indians have been lately killed by a party of Pawtowatomies"; some light soiling, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Following a treaty with the Osage Indians on November 10, 1808 Fort Osage was built on the big eddy of the Missouri River on a bluff 70 feet high near the present site of Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri. It replaced Fort Belle Fontaine as an Indian trading post and soon became the most important post in the United States. It was evacuated during the War of 1812 (in 1813), but the garrison returned in 1815. Troops were withdrawn in 1819 at the time of the Yellowstone Expedition, when the garrison was moved to Fort Atkinson at Old Council Bluffs. The fur trading operations were shut down in 1822 when the Indian Factory System was terminated, but the post was not abandoned until 1827, when Fort Leavenworth was built to protect the Santa Fe Trail. George C. Sibley was the factor at Fort Osage during its entire existence as a trading post. He later founded the town of Sibley, Missouri near the abandoned fort. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
18			[Indians - Osage Nation] Factory System/Fur Trade, "Ft Osage Mo - Decr 4", red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on 1821 folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., datelined "Union, Arks Ter. Sep 30, 1821" and written by William F. Vail who was missionary to the Osage Indians at Union Mission in Arkansas Territory (present day Oklahoma), carried privately to Fort Osage and deposited in the mails there, Very Fine and rare. Estimate $500 - 750. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER POSTED AT FORT OSAGE, AND THE ONLY LETTER THAT ENTERED THE MAILS THERE DURING THE TIME THE FORT WAS OPERATING AS A GOVERNMENT INDIAN FACTORY. A post office was established at Fort Osage in 1820. The letter thanks the recipient for clothing and other supplies for the mission and says that a school is under construction, even though they have been able to obtain only three children because of an ongoing Indian war. He concludes by saying: "Be not alarmed for our safety…though the Indians prowl around the forest in quest of each others blood, we dwell securely.". (Image1)	SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
19			[Indians - Osage Nation] "Osage Agency Sac & Fox Nation 30th Augt" (1849), dateline on folded letter with manuscript "Paid 5" rating, carried privately and posted with manuscript "West Port Mo., Sept 3" postmark, addressed to John W. Denver in Platte City Mo. from Andrew S. Williamson who was the Osage Indian Agent, he writes "I write to inform you that I am well also to let you know I cannot be with you at the trial I have pending the reason is the Sac & Foxes will be paid on or about the 20th next month and I would be loosing about $200 if I would not attend while the Indians have the money…", Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
20			[Indians - Pawnee] "Council Bluffs Agency, Dec. 15, 1844", dateline on folded letter that entered mails with red "St. Joseph Mo. Jan 21" cds and manuscript "25" rating to Newburn Va.; letter was written by the U.S. Indian Agent Daniel Miller saying "I have comparatively little trouble in managing the wild Indians to what I have with the white people in the Indian Country…The missionaries at the Pawnees, who have been placed there by the American Board of Missions have and are taking a most unwarrantable course with the Indians by exercising an improper influence over them…but I pursue what I conceive to be a proper course, undeterred by their power and influence…The weather is very cold and I am waiting my trip to the Pawnees until moderates - 120 miles directly up the Great Platt."; some soiling, Fine and great content. Estimate $200 - 300. The cover was probably carried by a military courier down the Missouri River to St. Joseph, where it entered the mails. The St. Joseph cds is the earliest of only two recorded strikes in red. (Image1)	SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
21		26	[Indians - Pawnee] Pawnee Indian Raid on Council Grove, Kansas Mo. Sep 28, cds ties 1857, 3¢ dull red, staddle s.e. at left, on 1860 yellow cover to J.W. Denver in Sacramento, Cal., printed "Northrup & Co., Bankers, Kansas City, Mo." corner card, endorsed "Via Overland", straightline "Due 7" handstamp, original 1860 illustrated letterhead enclosure with splitting along fold; some cover faults, Fine and scarce use. Scott No. 26 Estimate $400 - 600. This letter was sent to Sacramento via the Butterfield Overland Mail prepaid 3¢ (less than 3,000 miles between Kansas City and San Francisco). The postmaster at Kansas City (still called "Kansas") was not aware of this special rate and marked the cover DUE 7 to make up the normal 10¢ rate for mail traveling more than 3,000 miles.The enclosure addressed to John W. Denver in his capacity as former Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerns a bank's claim against the Pawnee Indians: "You will no doubt remember the claim which we had against the Pawnee Indians for stealing horses from our Trading House at Council Grove and will also remember the fact of Mr. Munken having went up to Pawnee Village & meeting you & the Indians, thats when the Indians promised to pay for the horses stolen…". (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 26] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
22			[Indians - Sac & Fox Nation] "Agency For Sacs and Foxes, Osage River, Feby 5th 1847", dateline on folded letter signed by the Indian Agent John Beach to Burlington Iowa, entered mails with "Westport Mo., Feby 10" postmark and matching "10" rating, he is arranging for payment of a treaty award to an Indian girl who has just attained the age of 18 years: "I am glad to hear that the Farrar half breed is of age, for it is some trouble and one bond the less, under which to be held…all I need as a suitable receipt and satisfactory evidence of the woman's majority, which probably the Dept. will require. The receipt of course to be signed by her - unless being white, under wardship as non compos, it would be deemed more advisable to forward the receipt of the guardian in which case the facts should be properly supported. But probably the half breed's receipt only witnessed, will be the least trouble. The receipt…may embrace this form. -" and "Received [place] Octo. 26th 1846, of John Beach, U.S. Indian Agent, One Thousand Dollars, being the sum granted to me by the Sacs and Foxes, per treaty of Sept 1836…", this letter was carried privately from the Agency to Westport where it entered the mails for Burlington; Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
23			[Indians - Sac & Fox Nation] "Sac & Fox Agency, Jan 17", manuscript postmark on 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to J.W. Denver, Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C., Very Fine and rare use. Estimate $200 - 300. The Sac & Fox Agency in what is now the State of Kansas had its own post office. John Denver later became the Governor of Kansas Territory. (Image1)	SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
24			[Indians - Unorganized Territory] "Fort Snelling, Jany 6th", manuscript postmark and matching "10" re-rating on New York Oct. 1846 printed Academy of Natural Science circular addressed to the Minister of Ojibwa Mission in Sault de Ste. Marie, Mich., origin red "New-York Nov 22" cds crossed out and red "2" rating for circular rate, Very Fine and interesting use. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
25			[Indians] Boonville Mo. May 22, 1856, clear strike of cds and matching "Free" rating handstamp with "J. C. McKibbin M.C." free frank on cover addressed to J.W. Denver as acting Governor in Lecompton Kansas Terr., letter from John S. Chapman requesting to be appointed Indian Agent for the "Kaws" (Kansas) Indians, Chipman was a persistent applicant for these types of political appointments as he had previously applied unsuccessfully to be Indian Agent for the Shawnees and then the Wyandotts; Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)	SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
26			[Indians] [Fort Atkinson - Arikara Campaign] "Fort Atkinson 27 July 1824", dateline on letter from Col. Henry Leavenworth to Benjamin O'Fallon, Indian Agent in the Territory, letter confirms that Leavenworth placed no blame on the Indian Agent for the debacle at the villages, signed by Leavenworth, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. In 1823, a large fur trading expedition led by William H. Ashley ascended the Missouri River. On June 2, at the Arikara villages in what is now South Dakota, the Indians defeated and routed Ashly's men in a surprise attack. In the battle 15 trappers or boatmen were killed and 9 more were severely injured. Responding to a plea for help from the survivors, Col. Henry Leavenworth ordered the 6th Infantry to prepare for a campaign. Within four days he was headed upriver with 220 soldiers and 30 of Ashley's survivors. Along the way he enlisted the aid of 60 white trappers and several hundred Sioux warriors. Before departing he sent the following message to General Atkinson at St. Louis: "We go to secure the lives and property of our citizens and to chastise and correct those who have committed outrages upon them.". (Image1)	SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
27			[Indians] "Fort Crawford, Prairie Du Chine, 4th Jany. 1822", datelined folded letter with "Public Service, George Gooding" free frank, probably carried by military courier from Fort Crawford to St. Louis, entered mails 49 days after written with red "St. Louis Mo. Feb 22" cds and manuscript "Free" rating to J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War in Washington D.C., letter states: "Your letter of June 15th 1821, appoint me Sutler for the Post of Prairie du Chiene I this day received. I had been previously informed that such an appointment was made out for me, by Lieut. Kirbee, Actg. Adjt. General, and reported to him my acceptance of the same, and in person to Capt. John Fowle, Commanding, at Prairie du Chiene in the month of September last."; fold splitting, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. Following the War of 1812, the U.S. Army returned to Prairie de Chien, which had been occupied by the British. In June 1816, a new fort named Fort Crawford was built over the ruins of the British fort, destroyed by them before leaving the area. It was named for William H. Crawford, James Madison's Secretary of War. The fort was part of the Indian factory system and was used also to keep the peace between white settlers and the local Native American tribes. Lt. Col. Henry Leavenworth was among the early commanders of the fort. One of the largest councils in U.S. history was held at the fort in 1825, when over 5,000 representatives from nearly a dozen Native American nations gathered to discuss and sign the first Treaty of Prairie du Chien. Fort Crawford was abandoned in 1826 after a major flood of the Mississippi River swamped it. The garrison was transferred to Fort Snelling. The fort was rebuilt with stone on a higher site in 1829-35. (Image1)	SOLD for $220.00 Will close during Public Auction
28			[Indians - Kenekuk and the Kickapoo Indians] Weston Mo. Mar 21, red cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "Paid 25" rating on 1844 folded letter to Rev. Milton Badger in New York City, original letter from Rev. E. Wright of the Presbyterian Church: "About four miles from Weston on the opposite side of the river & in sight of W. is the village of Kickapoos - a tribe of Indians numbering about 600 - I passed a Sab. there recently & preached to a small Congregation of them through an interpreter. The Methodists have a mission there - about 40 are members of the Ch. An old Indian of 100 years, gave special attention to the preachings - He lately became a Christian - When converted he enquired of the Minister if Jesus Christ could save an old warrior like him, who had killed so many men. As we went to the Mission Church we saw a large company of Indians gathering to hear Kenekuk the Prophet preach. He does much harm - persuades the Indians that he knows their thoughts & has often been to heaven. He says that white men killed Jesus Christ before he had made an atonement for the Red Men he Kenekuk, is sent to make an atonement for the Indian! It was truly affecting to see them assembling to hear such a vile man. Govt. built him a church about 30x50 (log) but it seems fast going to decay - 2 or 3 of the prophet's former adherents were at our meeting, now hopeful Christians - Kenekuk has an oblong clip on which are carried 5 emblems - which he pretends to have obtained in heaven on one of his visits, & which he calls his bible.", Very Fine and quite interesting content. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
29			[Indians] Office Indian Affairs, North District, California, printed corner card on official business cover addressed to Wm. P. Dole, Commissioner of Ind. Affairs in Washington D.C., "Marysville Cal. Aug 21" cds and matching "Free" rating handstamp, clean and Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)	SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
30			[Indians] "Providence Station, May 29, 1835", datelined on letter that entered the mails with manuscript "Fort Towson, A.R., June 16. 1835" postmark and matching "25" rating from L.A. Potts to her sister, Fanny, wife of Simmerwell, one of the Baptist Indian Missionaries of the McCoy family, addressed to her at Westport, Mrs. Potts was married to a missionary to the Choctaws, some interesting content, her return address is given as "Direct Fort Towson, Choctaw Nation, West Red River"; some light foxing, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. The letter reports on a woman killed by a tornado and the establishment of the mission school: "…during the time I staid at Gulls I supported two Indian children whom I took from Thomas and three poor white children whose mother was killed in a storm of wind at that place…The Choctaws in our District are all full bloods they do not speak any english and never had any teachers until we arrived here the last of April. Gov has not yet erected the school house but Mr Potts with the natives has succeeded in putting up a rough cabin and has now a fine school of fifteen scholars we expect more. Through an interpreter he preaches to large and attentive congregations. The situation is attended upon our part with many privations but our hearts are full of tender concerns for the welfare of these precious souls, two thousand looking directly up to us for instructions by precept and example…". (Image1)	SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
31		11	[Indians] "Quindaro May 9th" (Kansas Territory), manuscript postmark on cover bearing 1852, 3¢ dull red, rich color, tied by "Steam" straightline handstamp on buff cover addressed to Long Island, N.Y.; couple tiny edge repairs and flap mostly missing, Fine and unusual use. Scott No. 11 Estimate $150 - 200. Quindaro Brown was the Wyandott Indian woman who married Abelard Guthrie. When a new town on the Missouri River was platted by Guthrie he named it Quindaro for his wife. This cover entered the mail at Quindaro, evidenced by the manuscript townmark. However, the postmaster handed it to the captain of a non-contract steamboat headed east. At St. Louis, it was delivered to the post office, receiving that town's "Steam" marking and again entered the mail system for Long Island. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 11] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
32			[Indians] "Sante Fe, N.M., Nov 1st", manuscript postmark and matching "5" rating on datelined 1851 folded letter to Liberty Mo., letter written by Abraham R. Woolley, an Indian Agent who recently had been posted to Anton Chico on the Picos River in New Mexico Territory, addressed to Col. John Dougherty who was a former postmaster at Fort Leavenworth, Indian Agent on the Upper Missouri River, trader and suttler at Fort Kearny, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000. THIS IS THE LATEST RECORDED USE OF THE MANUSCRIPT SANTE FE POSTMARK AND TRAVELED THE ENTIRE ROUTE OF THE SANTE FE TRAIL TO LIBERTY MO. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
33			[Indians] "White River, March 12, 1807", dateline on folded letter addressed to the United States Indian Factor in Arkansas, letter was written by James B. Waterman, a sub-agent to the Cherokees in what is now Western Arkansas, he says the Indians are selling their pelts to other traders but promise to reserve all future skins for the government factor, he asks for trade goods to exchange for their furs, since there was no mail service in this area, letter was carried privately to Arkansas Post, docketed as received Mar. 24th; aging and some paper loss, Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
34			[Indians] 1801-1860s Indian Trade and Official Offices, collection mounted on pages housed in one binder, group of 8 covers and one letter, starts with 1801 letter from fur trader to Montreal mentioning Mr. Astor (John Jacob Astor) having left for Montreal and fur prices of raccoon, otter and beaver; 1811 folded cover from Indian Trade Office posted at Georgetown; 1822 St. Louis letter from John O'Fallon who married Francis Clark the sister of the brothers involved with the Lewis & Clark Expedition and O'Fallon ran a trading post at Council Bluffs; John C. Calhoun free frank as Sec. of War who started the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 1832-36 Elbert Herring free frank as Commissioner of Indian Affairs; 1827 letter by Samuel S. Hamilton as commissioner of Indian Affairs; 1857 official corner card cover with letter free franked by Charles E. Nix as acting commissioner of Indian Affairs; 1839 Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior) cover free franked by A.B. Greenwood as commissioner with letter; and 1861-65 William P. Dole free frank on Office Indian Affairs cover; some faults, Very Fine and interesting assemblage. Estimate $600 - 800. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
35			[Indians] 1831-1856 Indian Agencies, group of 6 covers with most addressed to Indian Agencies comprising 1831 Quartermaster Generals Office folded letter to Camp on Black Creek, Choctaw Agency in Miss.; 1850 docketed cover from Col. Lea as Indian Agent for the Delawares in regards to surveying the Wyandotte land purchased from the Delawares to Sub-Agent for Indian Affairs in Kansas Mo.; 1826-31 letter from William Lee Treasury Dept. to John F. Hamtranick who served as Osage Indian Agent, sent in care of Wm. Clark in St. Louis; 1839 Springfield Ill. from W.L.D. Ewing, later Ill. Gov., addressed to Gen. John M. Street "at the New Agency on the Des Moines River, Iowa Terr."; 1837 St. Louis quartermaster general office use to Capt. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Supt. Dis: District Agent In. Dept, St. Louis Mo.; and 1856 legal size cover bearing #11A pair tied by St. Louis Mo. cds addressed to Sac. & Fox. Agency, Kansas Terr. with manuscript "Sioux City Apl 1/56, Missent & Ford." postmark and "Ford 6" rating, faulty; F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
36			[Indians] 1833-1848 Indian Missions, group of 11 folded letters used from Indian Missions including extensive group from Westport Mo. including 1833 letter datelined "Shawnee Jackson Co. Mo" to Genl. William Clark in St. Louis, Shawnee was later sold and renamed Westport in 1834, 1839 letter from Daniel Yoacham who was the first settler of Westport in 1827; 1837 and 1838 Westport Mo. letters from young missionary Dr. Andrew Chute to Fryeburg Me. proposing marriage (he would die at age 27 in 1838); 1838 letter from Rev. William Hamilton from Iowa Indian Agency to the Presbyterian Missionary Society in New York City; 1840 letter from Otoe Baptist Mission entered mails at Fort Leavenworth Mo.; and 1847 letter datelined "Cherokee, Cherokee Na." entered mails at Boonsboro Ark. to New York City; and 1848 letter datelined "Ind. M.L. School (Indian Manual Labor School) entered mails at Westport Mo. to Weston Mo.; etc., some interesting content, F.-V.F., an important and interesting group. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
37			(Forts - Colorado Territory) (Fort Collins) Camp Collins Col. Terty, Aug 31st, 1864, dateline on enclosure sent to Fort Laramie, I.T. requesting several men to sent to Camp Collins, with original legal size cover with Official Business endorsement at top right; some cover edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a rare "pre-Fort Collins" military usage from Camp Collins just after the camps relocation. Estimate $150 - 200. Camp Collins was first established near La Porte in the fall of 1863. Following a flood on June 9, 1864, the camp was moved to a location within what is now the city of Fort Collins. The Camp was upgraded to the status of Fort Collins in October 1864 and a post office of that name was first opened on June 27, 1865. (Image1)	SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction
38			(Forts - Colorado Territory) Fort Collins, C.T., June 14, 1869, manuscript postmark on cover to Angola, Ohio, franked with manuscript canceled 1863, 5¢ brown (2¢ overpayment), with original enclosure mentioning the approaching railroads including the "railroad from Denver to Cheyenne"; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, an attractive usage during the second period of this post office. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
39			(Forts - Dakota Territory) Fort Laramie, N.T., Jul 1, neat strike on missent cover from Lebanon O. to Fort Sumner N.M., bearing 1861, 3¢ rose, short perf, tied by "Lebanon O. May 11" duplex cds, endorsed "Via Ft. Union", manuscript "Missent", Aug. 5th 1864 docketing, Very Fine, ex-Rosenthal. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
40			(Forts - Dakota Territory) Fort Laramie, Daka., Nov 8, cds on orange cover to Belfast O., bearing 1861, 3¢ rose, s.e. at bottom, cancelled by matching target cancel, Goshen O. transit cds, original enclosed letter datelined "Ft. Laramie, D. Tery., Oct. the 30th 1865" and mentions numerous fights with the Indians, Spencer's Rifles, and desire to see a white woman, soldier hopes to make it home next summer, Very Fine and rare, ex-Rosenthal. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
41		65	(Forts - Dakota Territory) "Ft. Rice D.T., Nov 6", manuscript postmark on patriotic cover bearing 1861, 3¢ rose cancelled by manuscript "X" and additional indistinct cds, addressed to New Denmark, Wis.; some soiling and reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F., a scarce Dakota Territory use. Scott No. 65 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 65] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
42			(Forts - Idaho Territory) Fort Halleck and Camp/Fort Collins Correspondence, 1863-65, group of six covers from Samuel M. with enclosed datelined letters comprising three from Fort Halleck, Idaho Terr. (1863-64) posted with Fort Halleck Neb. Terr. cds and three from Camp/Fort Collins (1864-65), two of later posted at Latham and Laporte Col. Terr., some interesting content concerning soldiering in the West during the Civil War, the "Fort Halleck I.T. Jan 29th 1864" letter says "…we had a general inspection of all the troops at this post (there being 200 troops here) by General Downing from denver city colorado territory…report…that we are a going back to the states in the sping…"; the "Camp Collins Col. July 22nd 1864" letter includes content concerning Indians: "When your letter came to hand I was scouting after the red faces (Indians) and was gone from camp 14 days…and there are about thirty-five (35) men out of our company out after the indians the have been five (5) days and it is hard to tell when they will get back.", the datelined "Fort Collins Col. Terr., April 11th 1865" letter reads "…hearing it is the glad tidings that this war woud soon be to an end may god speed the time for that time to come…The news in camp are that richmond is taken also that Lees army is captured with several of other Generals (bully for brigadeer General U.S. Grant)…Tomorrow morning I will start for the mountains to cut timbers to build a stockade correlle around the fort…yet we are not soldiering. we are working for uncle Sam by the month building forts and stockades and to eat some of uncles condemed pork and beans and other rotten food such as the quartermaster may issue…I suppose we will move farther east to blew river this spring to build a new fort (for that is our tract since I come in to the army)…we will then be in about two hundred miles of leavenworth city…"; covers with some stamp faults, etc., Fine and interesting Civil War correspondence from the western frontier, Letters from these two short-lived military installations are rare. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. Fort Halleck was a military outpost that existed in the 1860s along the Overland Trail and stage route in what was then the Territory of Idaho, now the U.S state of Wyoming. The fort was established in 1862 to protect emigrant travelers and stages transporting mail between Kansas and Salt Lake City, Utah and named for Major General Henry Wager Halleck, commander of the Department of the Missouri and later General-in-chief of the Union armies.Fort Collins was founded as a military outpost of the United States Army in 1864. It succeeded a previous encampment, known as Camp Collins, on the Cache La Poudre River, near what is known today as Laporte. Camp Collins was erected during the Indian wars of the mid-1860s to protect the Overland mail route that had been recently relocated through the region. Travelers crossing the county on the Overland Trail would camp there, but a flood destroyed the camp in June 1864. Afterward, the commander of the fort wrote to the commandant of Fort Laramie in southeast Wyoming, Colonel William O. Collins, suggesting that a site several miles farther down the river would make a good location for the fort. The post was manned originally by two companies of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and never had walls. Settlers began arriving in the vicinity of the fort nearly immediately. The fort was decommissioned in 1867. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
43			(Forts - Mississippi Territory) "Fort Adams, 20th October 1802", dateline on folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., entered mails with manuscript "Natchez Octr. 21 1802" postmark and "25" rating, letter from Jona: Davis states "I expect soon to obtain the exclusive privilege of selling goods to this garrison", Very Fine and choice use. Estimate $400 - 600. U.S. General James Wilkinson selected Loftus Heights for a military post in 1798 on the advice of Captain Isaac Guion. The site, on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River about six miles upriver from the new international boundary, was judged to be a good position for observing and thwarting military movements on the river and was described by Wilkinson as the "most southerly tenable position within our limits." The new fort was named for the sitting U.S. President, John Adams. In December 1801, Fort Adams was the site of the negotiation and signing of a treaty between the Choctaw and the United States government. (Image1)	SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
44			(Forts - Missouri) "Fort Osage Mo, Augt: 12", manuscript postmark and matching "10" rating on folded letter datelined "Blue Mills Augt 12, 1845" to Warrenton Va.; small edge tear and slight wear, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
45		11A	(Forts - Missouri) "Fort Scott Mo., March 30 -", manuscript postmark ties 1852, 3¢ dull red, pre-use tear, on 1853 folded letter to New York City, the letter is from a sergeant at the fort and he is asking that newspapers be sent to him there, he is obviously unaware that the garrison will be moved within a month; fold mends, Fine, ex-Beals. Scott No. 11A Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED STAMPED USE FROM FORT SCOTT DURING THE UNORGANIZED TERRITORY TIME PERIOD. Fort Scott was established on May 30, 1842, four miles west of the Missouri state line in what is now Kansas. It served as an intermediate post on the military road that connected the frontier forts from Fort Snelling in the North to Fort Jessup (Louisiana) in the South. The post was abandoned on April 22, 1853, but was re-occupied by troops in March 1862.As was the case with Fort Leavenworth that was also in unorganized territory west of the Missouri state line, Fort Scott used a townmark (manuscript) incorporating the term "Mo." The Post Office Department attached these forts to Missouri on their records for administrative purposes. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 11A] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $6,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
46		26	(Forts - Nebraska Territory) Fort Laramie, N.T., Jul 20, remarkable bold strike ties 1857, 3¢ dull red, horizontal straddle-line pair, on orange buff cover to Washington D.C., original three-page letter datelined "Crossing of Green River in Camp, Rocky Mountains, July 6 '59"; no backflap and tiny edge nick, Very Fine and rare use, ex-Rosenthal. Scott No. 26 Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 26] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
47			(Forts - Nebraska Territory) Fort Laramie, N.T., Jul 18, clear strike of cds with matching "Paid 3" in arc rating handstamp on orange cover to Belfast Me., Very Fine and rare, ex-Bemer, Rosenthal. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
48			(Forts - Nebraska Territory) Fort Laramie, N.T., Apr 13, neat strike on missent cover from Lebanon O. to Fort Sumner N.M., bearing 1861, 3¢ rose, couple short perfs, tied by "Lebanon O. Mar. 22" cds, endorsed "Via Ft. Union", manuscript "Missent", May 20th 1864 docketing, Very Fine, ex-Rosenthal. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
49			(Forts - New Mexico Territory) "Ft. Union N.M., July 5. 64", bold manuscript postmark on cover to Lebanon O. bearing 1861, 3¢ rose, s.e. at top, cancelled by matching manuscript; barely reduced at left, a Very Fine use. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
50			(Forts - Texas) "Fort Duncan, Texas, Jany 30, 1853", datelined enclosed letter, cover to Halltown Va. with manuscript "Eagle Pass, Texas, 31 Jany 53" postmark bearing 1852, 3¢ dull red, cancelled by matching manuscript strokes, enclosure from 2nd Lieut. T.A. Washington 1st U.S. Infantry, docketing on cover ties stamp, F.-V.F., ex-Beale. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)	SOLD for $6,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
51			(Forts - Texas) "Fort Inge Texas, March 31 / 54", manuscript postmark on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Washington D.C., indicia cancelled by manuscript "X"; small stain on flap; light horizontal crease at top, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
52			(Forts - Unorganized Territory) "F. Laramie, 25 Feb.", manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 3¢" rating on orange buff cover to Lieut. Benjamin Allston at Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory; cover repaired top right, some toning, Fine, a rare westbound military use, ex-Beals, Rosenthal. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)	SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
53			(Forts - Unorganized Territory) [Fort Leavenworth], "Hon. John Wilson Fort Leavenworth Commander of the Escort To California", unusual address on Apr. 30th 1849 folded letter from Rockville Iowa, contents refer to Thomas Benton, Pres. Taylor ("old Rough"), California gold, etc., lot includes faulty letter from 1850 to Wilson in San Francisco and 1857 letter. Accompanied by owner's notes taken from the book Gold Rush - the journals & papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, who makes frequent mention of Wilson, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)	SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
54			(Forts - Unorganized Territory) Jeff Barracks, Mo, Jly 13, rimless datestamp and manuscript "Paid 25" rating on 1831 folded letter to Washington D.C., letter written and signed by the commandant, General Henry Atkinson to Francis P. Blair, containing a subscription to Blair's newspaper. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)	SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
55			(Forts - Unorganized Territory) Jeff Barracks, Mo, Sep 6, bold strike of rimless datestamp and manuscript "100" rating on large folded cover to Philadelphia Pa., Very Fine and choice strike. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)	SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
56			(Forts - Unorganized Territory) Jeff Barrks, Mo, Apl 30 1834, fancy rope cds in yellow-brown with manuscript date and matching "10" rating on folded letter datelined Poland Oh. to Kanaskia Ill., endorsed "Favd Mr. Stoddard", reverse with note "Mr. Stoddard failed to take the contemplated journey & I have forwarded this by Lyman Foot M.D. of the U.S. Army, who is stationed at Jefferson Barracks."; some erosion on bottom edge, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. The letter bitterly complains of Andrew Jackson's closing the United States Bank: "We have long heard of distress abroad but we now feel it in reality. All of our banks have stopped discounting…What will be the end of Jackson's mad experiment I know not. Men of sense and information condemn, but the rabble still worship Juggernaut.". (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
57		65	(Forts - Utah Territory) Fort Bridger, U.T., Jan 12, cds with manuscript date on yellow cover to bearing 1861, 3¢ rose, well centered, light pre-use crease, cancelled by matching target cancel; light cover stain at top, F.-V.F., ex-Rosenthal. Scott No. 65 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States 65] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
58			(Forts) Benjamin Franklin, The Unfortunate Soldier, carte-de-visite of private in the 2nd Minnesota Cavalry who lost all his limbs in 1865 by freezing, while crossing the plains from Fort Wadsworth, Dakota Territory to Fort Ridgley, Minn, with story text on reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
59			(Forts) 1833-1860s Fort Postal History, group of 20 covers and one letter to or from Forts including Fort Atkinson, Philadelphia Pa. Blood's use to Fort Brown Tex. via Brazos Santiago, 7 covers to or from Jefferson Barracks including 1836 Henry Atkinson ALS from Jefferson Barracks; 1836 and 1844 Fort Jessup La., 1861 Fort Laramie N.T. and additional example, 1845 West Point Mil. Academy to Fort Jessup and forwarded to Fort Gibson, and Fort Smith Ark., etc., F.-V.F (no photo). Estimate $600 - 800. Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
60			[Gadsden Purchase] 1853 (Oct. 27) New York, N.Y. to Mexico City, Mexico, orange buff cover front with red "New-York 'Paid 3 cts' Oct 27" uprated with ms. "10" to James Gadsden as U.S. Minister to Mexico, manuscript "Head Quarters Pacific Division, official business" corner card; small edge tear, a Very Fine front. Estimate $150 - 200. James Gadsden (1788-1858) was an American railroad promoter and diplomat. In 1853, when his friend Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War in Pierce's cabinet, Gadsden was appointed minister to Mexico to negotiate for territory along the border. The result was the Gadsden Purchase. He was recalled in 1856 for exceeding his instructions. (Image1)	SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
61			(Kansas) State and Territorial Mail, group including covers and letters, includes four Atchison covers with #26, 65, 1860 Fort Leavenworth, some inbound covers to Ks. Terr., large 1858-60s family correspondence from Eureka Ks. Terr., some Fort Scott uses including faulty civil war patriotic, 1859 cover to Denver City K.T., etc., Fine group (no photo). Estimate $300 - 400. Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
62			(Kansas) Territory Drought Relief Circular, 1860, "An Appeal for the Sufferers in Kanzas", published by the Kanzas Relief Committee in Boston, together with original 1¢ blue star die entire addressed to Monterey, Mass.; Very Fine, a vivid reminder of the terrible privation faced by settlers. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
63			(Kansas) "Wyandotte KT, Dec 20", manuscript postmark on 3¢ red Nesbitt entire addressed in beautiful penmanship to Philadelphia Pa., Very Fine, a scarce Kansas Territory town (D.P.O. 1855-87). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
64			Louisiana Purchase, small group of 4 items comprising two period maps showing French Louisiana, one dated 1802 in color; 1801 Amos Stoddard free frank with New Haven straightline to Philadelphia (Stoddard served as the first American commandant of Upper Louisiana after the purchase); and manuscript "Sergeant Bluff Iowa, Nov 5" postmark on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Mount Pleasant, Iowa (It was named after Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to die on the journey), Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
65			[Louisiana Purchase] New Orleans, 1804 (Mar. 16), dateline on Official French Republic stationery for the Louisiana Colony written by Pierre Clement de Laussat, Colonial Prefect of the French Government, addressed to Labatit, New Orleans City Treasurer, Laussat had been appointed French Commissioner for the transfer of Louisiana, he was also responsible for the closing of French Affairs in the Province, detached address leaf accompanies; some aging and erosion affect signature, Fine. Estimate $400 - 600. The letter in French reads, "The attachment, Sir, that you have shown to me during my stay here for the common Country of our Fathers (Fatherland), the interest that you have expresses to the French Republic's Representative in the various situations where he has found himself, urge me to convey in favor of you (that is "to put at your disposal"), in the name of my Government, a few pounds of gunpowder from our stores: I am pleased, before leaving this country, to leave to you this little pledge of my memory and of the impressions that you have inspired to me. I am honored to give you my salutations, Laussat (signed).". (Image1)	SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
66			[Louisiana Purchase] "Albert Gallatin", free frank as Treasury Secretary on 1801 folded letter with reddish "Wash. City Aug 13" cds and matching "Free" rating to Steubenville, Northwestern Territory, endorsed "p Pittsburgh Mail"; slight edge toning and some fold splitting, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
67			[Louisiana Purchase] "Albert Gallatin", free frank as Treasury Secretary on folded cover with reddish "Washington City May 5" cds and matching "Free" rating handstamp addressed to Receiver of Public Monies in Kaskaskias, Ill.; slight edge toning, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction

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68			[Louisiana Purchase] "Albert Gallatin" (Image1)	SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction

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69			[Louisiana Purchase] N Orleans * June 16, well-struck straightline datestamp with manuscript "25" rate crossed out and with manuscript "Public Service, Jos. Taylor, asst. my. agent" on 1804 folded cover to "Military Agent, Philadelphia", contents discuss receipt of supplies (iron pots); some slight toning, Fine, ex-Henry Mayer. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS NEW ORLEANS PRE-TERRITORIAL POSTMARK. This was sent during the brief pre-territorial period, which existed from Dec. 20, 1803, to Sep. 30, 1804, before being incorporated as the District of Louisiana (to the north) and Orleans Territory (to the south) on Oct. 1, 1804. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
70			[Louisiana Purchase] "N. Orleans 22 Nov. 1803", dateline on folded letter addressed to New York City, endorsed "p. Bellona, Capt. Lymond", manuscript "6" ship letter rating for delivery at arrival port, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. This New Orleans letter is dated a little more than a month before the transfer: "Your government being on the point of taking possession of this Country an extensive field for Commerce opens with your City which opportunity I embrace to offer you my services in this place…". (Image1)	SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
71			[Louisiana Purchase] (Northwest Territory) "Cincinnati, 4 Augt. 1801", manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on folded letter to Captain William Clark in Washington City, Northwest Territory, letter from Col. John Armstrong relating to a lawsuit and Ohio lands; cover faults, Fine and rare Northwest Territory use, ex-Tom Allen. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. William Clark (1770-1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor best known as one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Serving with Meriwether Lewis, they led the first American overland expedition across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Coast and back, leaving from Pittsburgh on August 31, 1803, and returning to St. Louis on September 23, 1806. They claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. In 1809 Clark was appointed brigadier general of the militia, superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Louisiana Territory, and Governor of the Missouri Territory in 1813. During the War of 1812, he led military campaigns and established the first post in what is now Wisconsin. After the war he returned to his position as Superintendent of Indian Affairs until his death in 1838. (Image1)	SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
72			[Louisiana Purchase] Wash. City Mar 23, bold strike of reddish brown cds and red manuscript "20" rating on 1801 folded letter from A.S. Pichon to Giraud as Commissioner of Commerce in Boston Mass., Very Fine, both men were involved in the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase two years later., ex-Robson Lowe. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
73			[Louisiana Purchase] New Orleans 4 May 1792, dateline on Autograph Letter Signed of Baron de Carondelet as Governor of Louisiana to Juan de la Villebeuvre, 2 pp., some folds and few erosion spots, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. Cover letter written in French to a request from the new inhabitants of New Iberia asking for a league and a half of land that had been granted to Juan Bautista Macarty, the reason for which is obscured, but is attested as a judicially imposed obligation that is to be fulfilled because the general good is to be preferred to an individual's private interests. (Image1)	SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
74			(Missouri) "Bellair Mo, Feb. 19", manuscript postmark with matching "40" rating on 1851 folded letter to Sacramento Cal., endorsed "On the wings of the wind, to the fare west to the above in hast"; some edge toning, slight wear, F.-V.F., a scarce 40¢ rate from Missouri. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
75			(Missouri) "Cannon Mines 19th Septm. 1809", dateline on folded letter addressed to Messrs. Benjamin Elliott, James Scott and Elisha Ellis, carried privately by "Mr. McEntire" as Cannon Mines did not have a post office; some toning and file fold, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. The writer is the famous eccentric, Joseph Smith T. Originally named Joseph T. Smith, he reportedly disliked such a common name, which he shared with a cousin he also disliked. His solution was to move the "T" to the end of the name, creating one that was uniquely his own. (Image1)	SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
76			(Missouri) "Cape Girardeau Mo. T., October 17th 1819", manuscript postmark and matching "Paid 25" rating on 1819 folded letter to New Orleans La.; light fold toning, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. Cape Girardeau was first settled in 1794; the town was incorporated in 1805 and the post office was established the next year. It is located on the Mississippi River, about 150 miles south of St. Louis. This cover is from the Cox-Heins correspondence. In it Cox reports to his future wife on the seemingly interminable trip from New Orleans to St. Louis, which he began by steamboat on August 16, 1819. (Image1)	SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
77			(Missouri) "Cape Girardeau, May 22", neat manuscript postmark with matching "12½" rating on 1820 folded letter to St. Louis, Missouri Terr., Extremely Fine and choice. Estimate $400 - 600. This letter illustrates how quickly some of the French residents of Missouri Territory integrated with the incoming Anglos from east of the Mississippi River. The writer, B. Cousin, tells his friend, Soulard, that he has married "…l'aimable Eliza M. Hunt…" and that he has become the temporary clerk of the court during the absence of Joseph McFerron, who is attending the Constitution Convention leading to statehood for Missouri. (Image1)	SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
78			(Missouri) "Fort Osage Mo, Aug 26", manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on 1841 folded letter to William F. Plunkett at Lexington Ky., letter to brother starts "I have delayed writing to you until I have procured a situation owing to a late law of the Legislature almost all the schools had to be reorganized. I am now teaching a district school near this place…"; edge faults, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)	SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
79			(Missouri) "Herculaneum, Augst 13", manuscript postmark at left and matching "50" rating on 1814 folded letter to Harrodsburgh, Ky. containing court deposition acknowledged and signed by William Clark, "Governor of the territory of Missouri, commander in chief of the militia thereof & superintendent of Indian Affairs" and is attested by Frederick Bates, Territorial Secretary and later Governor; some minor staining and reinforcing, F.-V.F., This is the earliest recorded use from Herculaneum. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. A RARE WILLIAM CLARK AUTOGRAPH AS TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI. Herculaneum is located midway between Saint Louis and Ste. Genevieve, on the Mississippi River. It was laid out by Moses Austin and Samuel Hammond, being the shipping point for lead from mines in Washington County. The post office was established on 1 October 1811.William Clark (1770-1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor best known as one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Serving with Meriwether Lewis, they led the first American overland expedition across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Coast and back, leaving from Pittsburgh on August 31, 1803, and returning to St. Louis on September 23, 1806. They claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. In 1809 Clark was appointed brigadier general of the militia, superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Louisiana Territory, and Governor of the Missouri Territory in 1813. During the War of 1812, he led military campaigns and established the first post in what is now Wisconsin. After the war he returned to his position as Superintendent of Indian Affairs until his death in 1838. (Image1)	SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
80			(Missouri) "Herculaneum, April 2nd", manuscript postmark and matching "10" rating on 1816 docketed folded cover to St. Louis; horizontal fold and light overall toning, a F.-V.F. restored rate use. Estimate $400 - 600. A RARE RESTORED RATE USE FROM MISSOURI TERRITORY. Effective March 31, 1816, the "War Rate" 50% surcharge in postal rates was repealed and the rates of 1799 and 1810 were restored. This cover was mailed just after the repeal and charge at the correct old rate of 10¢ for a distance of between 40 and 90 miles. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
81			(Missouri) "Jackson, April 25", manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on 1817 folded letter to Brattleboro, Vt., datelined "Jackson, County of Cape Girardeau (Missouri) April 23d, 1817"; some soiling, Fine. Estimate $400 - 600. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED JACKSON POSTMARK. This letter is from an attorney who practices law across the Mississippi River in Illinois Territory. He reports to a friend in Brattleboro that the local judge has abandoned his office and returned home to Maryland. He suggests that the friend apply for the position. He reports on his first, wildly successful case in the territory: "I was very successful in some important causes when I first arrived in the Territory. One, on which a whole estate depended, I argued on the several points made, three days, and succeeded. A rich man had endeavored to take a large estate from the heir, who was poor, by fraudulent will. He had engaged, at a high price, all the bar. Popular indignation was realized against him to the highest pitch. I arrived just in time to take the poor man's part, and to advocate the cause of him and the people. I had no other business, and had time thoroughly to investigate the case. The court house as crowded with people from every part of the county, ready even to fight on my side of the question. I had been for four days searching and digesting all the law which could have any bearing on the subject. I could not refrain from being eloquent, and I reasoned better than I ever did before in my life. I drove them from their imaginary strong holds, till one of their most able counsel exclaimed, "this yankey is like a cat, if we toss him ever so high, he will be sure to come down upon his feet!" After the trial was over, the people presented me with a handsome sum, which they made up by subscription.". (Image1)	SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
82			(Missouri) "Jackson, June 20th", manuscript postmark on 1817 folded letter with manuscript "Free, J. McFerron, P.M." free frank endorsement, Very Fine, This is the latest recorded use of this Jackson manuscript postmark. Estimate $400 - 600. Jackson is located about 15 miles from the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau County. The post office was established in 1811. This letter was written by Joseph McFerron who was the postmaster at Cape Girardeau. (Image1)	SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
83			(Missouri) Jefferson Barracks Mo., Apr 18, perfect strike of blue cds with matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "50" cent rating on 1844 folded letter to Burlington Vt., very long and studious letter from E.H. Hitchcock to his brother regarding textbooks and his studies in Missouri, fresh and Very Fine, ex-Risvold. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
84			(Missouri) "Kansas Mo., Sepr 7th", manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 5" rating on cover to Sarah E. Harrison at Glasgow Mo.; edge tear, Very Fine, The post office for the town of Kansas was established in a general store owned by W. M. Chick at Westport Landing located on Grand Avenue at the Missouri embankment. The mail service from St. Louis came by stage coach. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)	SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
85			(Missouri) "Mine a Breton", 1800 (Dec. 10), dateline on folded letter addressed to St. Genevieve Mo. and concerning the sale of 645 pounds of lead to the American firm of Bryan & Morris, no postal markings, Fine and rare Spanish Colonial letter. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
86			(Missouri) "Mine a Burton, March 23", manuscript postmark with matching "10" rating on folded letter datelined "Washington March 23, 1814" to William Clark, the Governor of Missouri Territory at St. Louis, Very Fine. Estimate $600 - 800. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED COVER USED FROM THE MINE AU BRETON POST OFFICE. Mine au Breton was founded by Moses Austin on his land grant from the Spanish government in 1797. It was named for Francis Breton, who had discovered lead ore outcroppings there about 1760. In 1812, the adjoining town of Potosi became the county seat and Mine au Breton was gradually swallowed up by the new town. The post office was established in 1811. For some inexplicable reason, the postmaster wrote the town name as Mine au Burton.William Clark was the youngest brother of George Rogers Clark. He was co-leader, with Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In 1807, he was appointed Brigadier General for the Territory of Louisiana and in 1813 was appointed Governor of Missouri Territory, retaining that office until Missouri became a state in 1821. In 1822, he was made Superintendent of Indian Affairs in St. Louis and served in that capacity until his death in 1838. (Image1)	SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
87			(Missouri) "New Madrid Mo. T., 1 Octr. 1819", manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 25" rating on folded letter to New Orleans La. from the Cox-Heins correspondence; some paper loss at top edge and flap, some fold wear, Fine and scarce, This is the latest recorded use in the A.S.C.C. Estimate $300 - 400. New Madrid is on the Mississippi River, 275 miles south of St. Louis. It was first settled in 1780; the post office was established in 1805. In 1811-1812, it was near the epicenter of the great earthquakes that shook the area and gave its name to the fault that caused them. Cox was on his way from New Orleans to St. Louis and describes the perils of the trip: "We had the misfortune some days since to get our vessel aground by which accident we lost eight days otherwise we should have been at St. Louis. It is yet distant about two hundred & fifty miles and without further accident we shall reach there in eight or ten days…I am yet quite nervous from a late attack of the fever Our Distress from Sickness my dear Girl has been greater than you can imagine we have buried nine put ten on shore very ill and have yet some sickness on board though no dangerous cases…". (Image1)	SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
88			(Missouri) "Parkville, May 25", manuscript postmark ties 1852, 3¢ dull red on folded letter to Coonville Ia., datelined "On Board Steam Boat Robert Campbell, at Parkville about 40 miles below Weston, May 24th 1852", original "5" cent due rating crossed out, some interesting content including, "…the emigrants have all left St. Joseph and Weston but there was a great many near Kanesville and I think they will suffer much a crossing the plains…", Very Fine, an interesting Missouri River steamboat use. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
89			(Missouri) Platte City Mo "Apr 26", sharp strike of cds with manuscript date and matching "Old Stamp" and "Due 3" ratings on 1861, 3¢ red Star Die entire addressed to Weston Mo.; some flaws and wear, Fine and scarce old stamps not recognized. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
90			(Missouri) "Princeton Mo, December 17", manuscript postmark with matching "10" rating on long circa 1846 folded letter from Mormon Ransom R. Potter to his family in Naugatuh Conn., lengthy letter mentions of leaving Nauvoo Ill. just after the great Mormon exodus to Missouri, "…We went from New Haven to Nauvoo and as the church was going west nothing would do but we must go to so we started to California with rest went as far as Garden Grove a distance of nearly 200 miles there we stopped through the Summer; built a house planted about 5 Acres of corn…The people here are kind to us very kind indeed. Most of them well off; since the mob drove the last company from Nauvoo there is many that's poor and distressed at the camp their property take and they left to sufer. I do think those that have comfortable home had better not leave at present this is to go to California"; cover splitting archivally taped, Fine, ex-Risvold. Estimate $300 - 400. Ransom Robert Potter was born on March 4, 1807 in Waterbury, Conn. and died November 15, 1884 in Albion, Cassia County, Idaho. He married his first wife, Rhoda Emmaline Farrell, in 1825 at Cheshire Ct. and she later died in Albion. A new religion was formed "the Mormon Church" in 1830 and some of its members moved to Northern Ohio. It was here that the Potter family and Mormonism crossed paths. Ransom embraced the faith and was baptized in November of 1837. By 1840 the main body of the Mormon Church had moved further westward, but the 1840 census shows that Ransom was still living in Burton, Ohio. By 1840, they moved to Quincy Ill. On September 29, 1841, Ransom sold his farm to Johnson F. Welton and returned to Connecticut. He remained there until September of 1845 when he moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. We know he was in Illinois in early 1846 as Ransom, Rhoda and Emeline received their temple ordinances in the Nauvoo Temple. By summer they were in Mercer County, Missouri where they had built a cabin and planted 5 acres of corn. As with many families, they stayed and worked in the area until they could purchase the necessary equipment and supplies to move on. They are recorded living here in the 1850 census. Ransom R. Potter moved to Utah with the James McGaw Company in 1852. He would later marry a second, plural wife: Agnes Myrtle Milross while in Utah. (Image1)	SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
91			(Missouri) "Rossville M.T., 2d Febry 1817", manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 37½" rating on 1817 folded letter addressed to the Circuit Court of Livingston County Kentucky, the enclosed deposition gives the details of a purchase of Negro slaves from a half breed Indian "who lived in the Cherokee Town on white river in this Territory…"; file folds and soiling, Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED ROSSVILLE USAGES KNOWN. There is no record of this town in the archives, though this letter is a disposition given in New Madrid County. There was a ferry across the Mississippi River diagonally south of Cairo, Ill. operated by John Ross. It was called Ross' Point and was then in New Madrid County, though the site is now in Mississippi County. It is believed that this was Rossville. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
92			(Missouri) "Savannah M, Nov 21", manuscript postmark and matching "Free" rating on 1848 folded letter from B.M. Atherton to Rt. Revd. Bishop Chase, Postmaster at Robins Nest Ill., Mr. Atherton places an order for a special book and complains about the delays; light stain and file fold wear, F.-V.F., ex-Risvold. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction
93			(Missouri) "St. Charles, Feb. 28, 1818", manuscript postmark and manuscript "Paid 25" rating on cover to Marietta Oh., non-contemporary docketing indicates origination at Portage de Sioux on February 22, it was carried by private or military express to St. Charles where it entered the mails, Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)	SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
94			(Missouri) "St. Charles, November 27", manuscript postmark and matching "12½" on folded letter datelined "Portage de Sioux 23 November 1819" addressed to Pierre Menard, Lieutenant Governor at Kaskaskia Ill.; some small address panel mends, Fine and rare use. Estimate $500 - 750. St. Charles is on the Missouri River, just west of its juncture with the Mississippi River. This letter is to Pierre Menard, a famous fur trader who at one time was a partner of Manuel Lisa, the Chouteaus and in the Missouri Fur Company. By 1819 he had become Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. (Image1)	SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
95			(Missouri) "St. Genevieve, Mis.ouri, July 3", oval postmark with manuscript date and matching manuscript "25" rating on 1818 folded letter to Baltimore Md.; inside of letter silked, Very Fine, This is the A.S.C.C. listing example. Estimate $750 - 1,000. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ST. GENEVIEVE "MIS.OURI" ERROR POSTMARK. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
96			(Missouri) (St. Genevieve) Maine-Et-Loire, France To St. Genevieve, Missouri Territory, 1820 (Aug. 12), datelined folded letter with red "P. 47. P., Angers" postmark endorsed "par Bordeaux", entered U.S. mails with "New-York Jun 26" cds and matching "Ship" handstamp with manuscript "52" rating; light edge wear, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
97			(Missouri) "St. Genevieve, Missouri, September 17", sharp strike with manuscript date and manuscript "18½" rating on 1823 folded letter to the Armory Commissioner at Louisville Ky., forwarded with "Louise. Ky. 2 Oct" cds and "Ford 25" rating totaled to "43½"; toning and fold splitting, Fine, This oval postmark is not currently listed in the ASCC as a statehood marking. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)	SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
98			(Missouri) St. Genevieve, Missouri, 22 Sept., fine strike of oval postmark with manuscript dating and matching "10" rating on 1840 folded letter to St. Louis Mo., rerated "20" in blue manuscript, Very Fine, ex-Risvold. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)	SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
99			(Missouri) "St. Louis 5th", manuscript postmark and "paid 25" rating updated to "20" on folded letter datelined "Saint Louis Louisiana Dec 4 1807" to The Governor of Georgia, Louisville Ga., cover forwarded with "Charge 5" and "Forwd - 10" ratings totaled to "35" cents giving no credit for prepayment; small bit of erosion along fold affect rating, F.-V.F. and early St. Louis use from Louisiana Territory. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)	SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
100			(Missouri) St. Louis Mo. Mar 30, cds and manuscript "Free, W.P. Hunt" postmaster free frank on 1829 folded letter addressed to The Home Missionary & American Pastor's Journal at New York City, letter concerns a request to cancel Rev. H. Chambers subscription, F.-V.F., ex-Risvold. Estimate $200 - 300. Wilson P. Hunt was a Fur Trader and Postmaster at St. Louis. He was the leader of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company expedition to Columbia River in 1811. (Image1)	SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction