Lot
1040 
(Mississippi River - Iowa Territory) "Davenport W.T., Oct. 4th 1837", manuscript postmark with matching "25" cent rating updated to "50" cents to Robert T. Lytle, Surveyor General of the U.S., Cincinnati Oh., letter datelined "In Camp" concerning non-payment of $17.00 draft sent several weeks ago, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350.
On June 9th 1849, Maj. William Williams visited Davenport and provided a brief description in his journal. The town is well situated on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River on flat of land, rising from the River for a mile west with bluffs that rise to considerable height. This is a charming location with good buildings scattered along wide streets with trees on each side.
Realized: $220