Lot 1377
(Unorganized Missouri Territory) Fort Leavenworth, Mo. May "21", cds with manuscript day and matching "10" rating on folded letter datelined "Head Quarters May 19, 1846" from Capt. J. Burgwin to Brig. General R. Jones, Adjutant General, U.S. Army, Washington D.C., endorsed "On Public Service", letter from commanding officer reading "…a man calling himself 'John Hood' and representing himself to have deserted from the Carlisle Barracks in 1841 being then a Dragoon recruit, surrendered himself to me…"; light file fold, clean and Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Fort Leavenworth was part of unorganized territory from establishment in 1828 until 1854 when Nebraska Territory became a state.
Realized: $160