Lot
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[Indians] 1801-1860s Indian Trade and Official Offices, collection mounted on pages housed in one binder, group of 8 covers and one letter, starts with 1801 letter from fur trader to Montreal mentioning Mr. Astor (John Jacob Astor) having left for Montreal and fur prices of raccoon, otter and beaver; 1811 folded cover from Indian Trade Office posted at Georgetown; 1822 St. Louis letter from John O'Fallon who married Francis Clark the sister of the brothers involved with the Lewis & Clark Expedition and O'Fallon ran a trading post at Council Bluffs; John C. Calhoun free frank as Sec. of War who started the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 1832-36 Elbert Herring free frank as Commissioner of Indian Affairs; 1827 letter by Samuel S. Hamilton as commissioner of Indian Affairs; 1857 official corner card cover with letter free franked by Charles E. Nix as acting commissioner of Indian Affairs; 1839 Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior) cover free franked by A.B. Greenwood as commissioner with letter; and 1861-65 William P. Dole free frank on Office Indian Affairs cover; some faults, Very Fine and interesting assemblage. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $750