Lot
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Fort Hawkins, 21 May [1818], straight line Fort, Hawkins [Georgia] postmark with red manuscript "21 May" below and matching "Free" frank to the Paymaster General in Washington D.C., endorsed "John B. Hogan, P.M. [Paymaster] 7 Reg Infy" at top right, letter of mostly business nature with Hogan complaining to the Paymaster General, "How is it to be presumed, Sir, that I could travel by land & water a distance of 600 miles in the dead of Winter, make a payment & forward to your office my Vouchers in the short space of from the 16th November to the 19th December?", cert. states "It is a Genuine Usage, with a portion of the postmark drawn in." (which is insignificant), couple vertical file folds with light toning on left-hand fold, F.-V.F., the unique example of the straight line postmark; with 2009 P.F. certificate.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Fort Hawkins (1806-1828) was named for Benjamin Hawkins, who served as the General Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1796-1816) South of the Ohio River, as well as principal US Indian agent to the Creek. A former US Senator from North Carolina, Hawkins had been appointed by President George Washington to deal with the Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw in the larger territory, and worked to bring about years of peace between the Creek and American settlers. Hawkins was named the Beloved Man of the Southeastern tribes, indicating the respect they had for him.
Realized: $1,700