Lot
1086 
"Shawnee town, 3 Febry" (Territory), manuscript postmark and matching "25" cent rating on 1811 folded letter to Derby Ct., written by Peter Lewis who in 1818 was appointed by Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards as a Captain in the 6th Regiment; faults mostly at edges, F.-V.F., ex-Meroni. Estimate $600 - 800.
Shawneetown was at the time one of the most important towns in the Illinois Territory. It had one of the principal land offices and was a shipping point for salt.