1880 Cheyenne Wyoming River Agency Dakota Territory Indian Trader Letter
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:10896856 | Modified Item: No |
| State: Wyoming |
Postal History
Great content in this letter written December 20, 1880 by William Caton, a merchant and Indian Trader in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and sent back to Will County, Illinois (near Joliet) to his father (also named William). Caton says his trading agency is doing well, selling lots of furs and pelts, he rents a small cabin with attached stables, hopes to start investing in cattle, met someone selling whiskey and more. Excellent western content let...ters like these are difficult to find!. 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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Great content in this letter written December 20, 1880 by William Caton, a merchant and Indian Trader in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and sent back to Will County, Illinois (near Joliet) to his father (also named William). Caton says his trading agency is doing well, selling lots of furs and pelts, he rents a small cabin with attached stables, hopes to start investing in cattle, met someone selling whiskey and more. Excellent western content let...ters like these are difficult to find!. 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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