1878 Elk Point, Dakota Territory - INDIAN TRADER LETTER Cheyenne River Agency
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:10878267 | Modified Item: No |
| State: South Dakota |
Postal History
Rare Dakota Territory letter written May 25, 1878 by Edward Caton in Elk Point, D.T. (Dakota Territory) - now South Dakota. Caton was from Plainfield, Illinois (near Chicago) and sought his fortune as an Indian Trader in the Dakotas and Wyoming Territory. The letter states that he now has a trading license to do business with the Cheyenne River Agency. He says he will run the Agency's grain business, travel plans, and says he will likely lose money i...n his first year of operations.FULL SCANS provided for your research benefit.TERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise will pay a much higher postage rate!For International buyers: We are now using eBay's Global Shipping Program. We had too many packages sent via the post office go missing. So we believe this program will be safer for us - and for you.We're members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies or reproductions). Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffs on the Spared & Shared blog. We've been selling on eBay since 2001. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
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Rare Dakota Territory letter written May 25, 1878 by Edward Caton in Elk Point, D.T. (Dakota Territory) - now South Dakota. Caton was from Plainfield, Illinois (near Chicago) and sought his fortune as an Indian Trader in the Dakotas and Wyoming Territory. The letter states that he now has a trading license to do business with the Cheyenne River Agency. He says he will run the Agency's grain business, travel plans, and says he will likely lose money i...n his first year of operations.FULL SCANS provided for your research benefit.TERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise will pay a much higher postage rate!For International buyers: We are now using eBay's Global Shipping Program. We had too many packages sent via the post office go missing. So we believe this program will be safer for us - and for you.We're members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies or reproductions). Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffs on the Spared & Shared blog. We've been selling on eBay since 2001. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
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