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.
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Realized: $750