Lot
878 
"Fort Osage Mo., June 23", manuscript postmark and matching "10" rating on 1846 folded letter to New York N.Y. concerning his mourning of his wife's recent death and care of 5 children, he closes with "…I am in hopes to leave here in about 12 or 15 days. This country is our dark dreary wilderness to me now…", Very Fine, ex-Beals. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270