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Fort Leavenworth, Mo. Jul 17, cds with manuscript day on folded letter to Belleville, Ill., manuscript "10" rating, with letter datelined "Fort Leavenworth, July 18th, 1847" with letter in part…"Fort Leavenworth as I have before told you is a splendid place, but staying so long has made me heavy time of it and I am extremely anxious too go on. A detachment of our Regiment, composed of our companies under Capt. Bond's, Capt. Hampton's, Capt. Nile's and Capt. Thurman's will start to day for our place of destination. The weather is extremely hot, but not withstanding. They are all very anxious to go on. It is very likely that some of the detachments of out Regiment will have a brush with the Comanche Indian before they get though, but I assure you from what I know of the Regiment that they great credit that Illinois has attained will not differ by anything that our Regiment will do. They are all men and will acquit themselves like men.", Very Fine.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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