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Title: 1835-10-19 MICHIGAN TERRITORIAL EXHIBIT---1835-10-19 GREEN BAY #2 M T /WISCONSIN--MANUSCRIPT CANCEL--LETTER SENT FROM MACKINAC ISLAND M T (VERY LIGHT OCTOBER 19 CDS CANCEL UPPER LEFT) BY HENRY R SCHOOLCRAFT, NOTED GEOLOGIST,EXPLORER,AUTHOR ON NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND INDIAN AGENT AT SAULT STE MARIE(1822-1841). LETTER WAS CARRIED BY CLOSED POUCH MAIL BY STEAMBOAT FROM MACKINAC TO GREEN BAY. PER DIRECTIVE FROM THE ADDRESSEE, POSTMASTER DICKINSON FORWARDED THE LETTER TO THE CAPTAIN OF A STEAMBOAT ON OCTOBER 26 FOR MORE RAPID TRANSIT TO MILWAUKEE. ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE GREEN BAY SHIP MARKING.--EFFECTIVE 1825-05-01 STEAMBOAT LETTERS FIRST RECOGNIZED IN THE PL&R. TO BE RATED BASED ON DISTANCE FROM POINT OF PICK UP TO POINT OF DELIVERY. NO ADDITIONAL STEAMBOAT FEE WAS TO BE ADDED-COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Item ID: E0-17596 View Map
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