Lot
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.
Realized: $900