Lot
1086 
Camp at Black Creek Choctaw Nation, folded letter (carried by military courier) datelined "Vicksburg 7 May 1831" from Swanson & Blackwell regarding box of medicines sent with $21.50 due; addressed to "Doctor Blaine, US Army, Camp on Black Creek Choctaw Nation"; couple of vertical file folds, Very Fine, Early folded letter addressed in to the Indian Territory, carried by army courier.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1087
Cantonment Towson, A.T. Feb 13th, 1828, dateline on letter only (no cover) from Lieut. J. Caale to Brig. Gen. G. Gibson, Commissary General of Substance in Washington D.C., "Herewith enclosed you will receive an Invoice of Subsistence Stores & [???] Apparatus, turned over to me by Lieut. Stephenson A.C.S. - an Abstract of Issues to the Troops to men in Hospital - to Indians - Extra issues - Sales to Officers - a Monthly Return of Provisions rec'd & issued by me during the month of January 1828 & the Proceedings of a Board of Survey", couple minor separations at file folds, Very Fine, This is the earliest recorded letter from Cantonment Towson.Estimate $200 - 300.
Fort Towson was established in May 1824 at the south-eastern edge of present day Oklahoma, six miles north of the Red River. Throughout the fort's existence this was in unorganized territory. The original designation was "Cantonment", but this was changed to "Fort" on February 8, 1832. In 1829, the garrison was transferred to Fort Jessup and Cantonment Towson was abandoned. It was rebuilt on the same site in 1831 with the main mission to protect the Choctaws from the wild plains Indians. A post office was opened there on September 7, 1832. The post office was closed and moved to Doaksville (about a mile away) on November 11, 1847. Doaksville later became the capital of Choctaw Nation.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1088
Choctaw Agency May 25 [1820], black manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on folded letter addressed to Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, with notation "via Philadelphia", missionary letter datelined "Elliot Choctaw Nation April 29 1820" and is of personal and missionary contents written by a daughter to her parents; repairs to folds with old tape reinforcing, a couple small portions of the letter are missing, Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST, IF NOT THE EARLIEST, COVER KNOWN FROM CHOCTAW AGENCY WHILE STILL IN MISSISSIPPI.
The first location of Choctaw Agency was on the Natchez Trace between 1810 and 1823. In 1820, it was located in Mississippi, near the headwaters of the Tombigbee River, though its exact position shifted over time as the agency moved within the Choctaw boundaries due to land cessions. By 1824, the agency had moved to a location on the headwaters of the Holky River, a tributary of the Tombigbee. The agency's location was not static; it relocated multiple times to stay within the tribal lands.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
1089
Choctaw Agency West of Ark. July 7, 1845, manuscript postmark with matching "10" rating on folded letter to New Castle Tenn., datelined "Fort Coffee, July 6th, 1845", the letter is from a fellow missionary w interesting contents and states, in part, "…We have forty boys in school eight from the neighborhood and thirty two boarding in the school, several of them pious. Last Sunday I tried to preach my first Choctaw sermon….W.L. McAlisted", minor toning and a few scattered fly specks, Very Fine and a rare postmark.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
1090
Choctaw Agency, Miss, March 21, black manuscript postmark with manuscript cancelled 1851 3¢ dull red (11) on blue folded outer lettersheet to Alabama; light vertical file fold, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
1091
Choctaw Agency, CN, Decb 2 1858, manuscript postmark on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Wheeling, Va., Extremely Fine, a scarce Indian Territory postmark.Scott No. U10 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1092
Choctaw Agency, Miss. May 9, black cds with matching target killer tying 1861 3¢ rose (65, small defect) on embossed ladies cover to Starkville Miss.; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and scarce.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1093
Doakesville, C.N. Jan 28, manuscript postmark on neat cover to Long Island, franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (26, few perf faults at bottom) with manuscript cancel, the interior of the cover preprinted with "The Serial Envelope" shows preprinted music score, included is original enclosure datelined, "Spencer Nov. 20th, 1859", letter written by teacher at Spencer Academy to her mother which talks of measles at the school and ends with, "There is no need of putting Ark. on your letters, we are not in that state, if you put on anything it should be West of Arkansas", Very Fine, a nice postmark and very ususal pre-printed cover produced by Berlin & Jones of Civil War fame.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1094
Doaksville C.N., 25 July 54, bold manuscript postmark franked with manuscript cancelled 1851 3¢ dull red (11, four margins) on brown cover to Grafton, Vermont; with original enclosure apparently from a missionary datelined "Pine Ridge July 12/54" [1854] and reads, in part, "…What a nice house yrs would be for some of these little Choctaw children who have no one to care for them…A few weeks since I was alone one sabbath night, with the exception of a Choctaw girl who slept above, a violent tornado with thunder and lightning came up between twelve and one the doors blew open, trees blown down their branches ledged in the kitchen…L.M. Aiken", Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
1095
Doaksville C.N., 29th Dec 54, black manuscript postmark and pen "x" both tie 1851 3¢ dull red (11, tiny corner crease) on brown cover to Grafton, Vermont; forwarded to Worcester, Ms with manuscript "Paid 3 Grafton Vt Jan 23" postal forwarding notation at upper left; Worcester, Massachusetts "Adv 1 Ct" black straight line handstamp; original enclosure apparently from a missionary datelined "Christmas Eve Pine Ridge Dec 24/54" and reads, in part, "…Mr. Kingsbury gave us a Christmas sermon today…this evening he talks to the blacks…", Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150