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Lot 241 |
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1788 (Jul. 24) Marietta, dateline on folded letter addressed to Josiah Harmar, Brigadier General and Commanding Officer at Fort Harmer, endorsed "Answered July 25th, 1788", internal and fold separations, Fine, early usage in Northwest Territory.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Devol
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Lot 242 |
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1793 (Nov. 25) Fort Washington, endorsement on folded letter addressed to the accountant of the Department of War at Philadelphia, manuscript "20" rating, letter reads "Address all the money you may send out to care of Capt Jno Peirce commanding Fort Washington. He has also control of the relays of expresses from here to headquarters 80 miles advanced"; fold tape reinforcement, tape stain mostly on flap, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
This letter was sent two years prior to the opening of the Cincinnati post office and shortly after the first settlers arrived in 1789. It was probably carried by military courier until reaching a town with a post office.
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Lot 243 |
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1799 (Apr 11) Marietta, red manuscript postmark and matching "25" rating on folded letter to Philadelphia, Penn., endorsed "Post" and with letter dateline of "Marietta April 8, 1799", slight ink erosion in address, a Very Fine example of this rare postmark and unlisted in red by the A.S.C.C.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 244 |
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1799 (Dec. 26) Marietta, N.W.T. to Philadephia Pa., datelined folded letter from Ebenzer Sproat to Dwight Foster, member of Congress at Philadelphia, bearing manuscript "Marietta, 26 Decr." postmark and matching "Free" rating. Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Ebenezer's letter questions, "why Comstock & Payne had not paid the note that you have against me. They called on your brother at Providence to arrange payment." Ebenezer was commanding officer of the 2nd Mass. Regiment in the Revolutionary War and in Glover's Brigade at Trenton, Princeton, and Mammoth.
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Lot 245 |
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1800 (Feb. 20) Bellepre, N.W.T. to Philadelphia Pa. via Marietta, folded letter datelined "BellePre Feby. 4 1800" from Col. Nathanial Cushing to Dwight Foster, Member of Congress Mass. at Philadelphia, entered the mails at Marietta with manuscript "Marietta, 20 Feby." postmark and matching "Free" rating. Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Letter Col. Cushing mentions that he had sent an assortment of seeds to the Congressman from Brookline Mass. He discusses each type and the ground they grew in. These include, pawpaw, May apple, wild plum tree, persimmon and several others.
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Lot 246 |
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1800 (May 15) Marietta, manuscript postmark on folded letter to Norwich, Conn., ink bleed through from letter, a Fine usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Chase
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Lot 247 |
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1800 (Jun. 5) Marietta, N.W.T. to Charlestown, Va. via "Bufalow", folded letter datelined "Old Town Flat, May 22 1800" from Peter Nighswronger bearing manuscript "Marietta 5 June" postmark and "17" rating for 150-300 miles, endorsed "Bufalow"; edge faults. Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
This letter traveled from Marietta south to Gallipolis along the Kanawha River by the village of Buffalo, Va. to Charlestown (also known as Kanawha C.H.).
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Lot 248 |
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1801 (May 5) Chillicothe, dateline and endorsement with matching ms "50" on folded letter to Prothonotary of the County of Knox in Indiana Territory.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 249 |
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1801 (Aug. 4) Cincinnati, manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on folded letter to Captain William Clark in Washington City, Northwest Terr., letter from Col. John Armstrong relating to a lawsuit and Ohio lands, cover faults, Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 250 |
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1801 (Aug. 16) St. Clairsville, manuscript postmark with matching "17" on a folded letter addressed to Capt. Samuel Vance, Commander Fort Washington in Cincinnati, endorsed "Mail". Fine, an extremely rare and early use of this postmark.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
The earliest recorded postmark from St. Clairsville is February 11, 1801 and the latest is September 15, 1802 according to the American Stampless Cover Catalog.
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Lot 251 |
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1801 (Dec. 22) Washington City to Chillicothe, inbound free-franked folded letter from Hon. Paul Fearing to Col. Nathanial Massie, Member of Assembly in Chillicothe, internal separations and slight paper loss at top edge, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
A Delegate from the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., February 28, 1762; prepared for college by tutors; was graduated from Harvard University in 1785; studied law in Windham, Conn., and was admitted to the bar in 1787; moved to the Northwest Territory in May 1788 and engaged in the practice of law at Fort Harmer.
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Lot 252 |
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1801-02, Northwest Territory Documents, two court summons documents from N.W.T. comprising 1801 Stuebenville printed summons with "Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio." heading, and 1802 Lancaster handwritten summons headed "The United States to the Sheriff of Fairfield County". Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 253 |
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1802 (Feb.) (c.) Chillicothe, postmaster free-frank on folded cover to Col. Thomas Worthington in Washington, D.C., "18th Feby" receipt docketing; some separation on flap, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 254 |
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1802 (Apr. 20) Marietta, manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on folded letter to Amherst, N.H., letter is datelined "Bellpre April 11, 1802", some light water staining and wear, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 255 |
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1802 (Aug. 24) Falls of Point Creek, dateline on folded letter privately carried to William Lytle in Williamsburg, file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 256 |
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1802 (Dec. 22) Chillicothe, manuscript postmark with matching "20" rating on a folded cover to Washington, Ky., paper loss from wax seal removal on flap, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 257 |
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"Cincinnati 15 Feby 1803", manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating on folded letter to Newark, N.J.; trivial stain, still fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
A SCARCE CINCINNATI USAGE DURING THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY PERIOD.
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