1881 Cheyenne River Agency (Dakota Territory) INDIAN TRADER LETTER - Content
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:22879966 | Modified Item: No |
| State: South Dakota |
Postal History
Interesting 2 page letter written December 15, 1881 by William Caton, an Indian Trader in Cheyenne River Agency in Dakota Territory (now South Dakota) and sent to his father back home in Plainfield, Illinois (near Joliet and Chicago). William writes about how busy he is selling goods traded from Indians. He complains how the Indians smoke in his store, suffocating him with a smelly odor. He also complains of health problems, spitting blood and ...having heart pains. The letter is written on letterhead from the Cheyenne River Agency.
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Interesting 2 page letter written December 15, 1881 by William Caton, an Indian Trader in Cheyenne River Agency in Dakota Territory (now South Dakota) and sent to his father back home in Plainfield, Illinois (near Joliet and Chicago). William writes about how busy he is selling goods traded from Indians. He complains how the Indians smoke in his store, suffocating him with a smelly odor. He also complains of health problems, spitting blood and ...having heart pains. The letter is written on letterhead from the Cheyenne River Agency.
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 you will pay a higher rate.For International buyers, we utilize eBay’s Global ShippingProgram. We had too many packages sentvia the post office go missing. So webelieve this program will be safer for us and for you.We are members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S.Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the IllinoisPostal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies orreproductions). Some of our letters havebeen transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffson the Spared & Shared blog.We have been selling on eBay since 1998. BID WITH CONFIDENCE !
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