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Scans of covers mailed from Fort Towson or Fort Washita in Indian Territory before July 1, 1851.
 DateSorted By Date In Ascending OrderDestinationDescriptionCover Scan & Source
1833-07-31Fort Towson Arkansas TerritoryFrom Boston Mass "via Little River Lick" to Fort Towson Arkansas TerritoryBoston MA 1833-07-31 via Little River Lick to Ft Towson exterior eBay20150521.JPG
1835-06-01Westport MissouriManuscript "Fort Townson/June 1 1835" ms "25"(due) rateFort Towson AR 1835-05-29 SRumseySale55 Lot30.jpg
1835-12-07Not ShownManuscript "Fort Townson/Dec 7 1835" rate not shownFort Towson 1835-12-07 AZimmerman_Sale47_Lot209A.jpg
1836-10-25Whitionton(?) Crawford Co ArkansasManuscript "Fort Townson/Oct 25" ms "18 3/4"(due) ratefort towson 1836-10-25 ghendershott_sale25_lot83.jpg
1836-x-03Fort Towson Arkansas TerritoryFrom Norwich Connecticut, Reddish CDS, ms 25(due) rateNorwich CN 1836-x-01 to Fort Towson.jpg
1837-04-04Salem, MassachutsettsManuscript "Fort Townson/April 4 1837" ms "Paid 50"Fort Towson AR 1837-04-04 Paid 50 DKelleher_Sale578_Lot3257.jpg
1837-05-08Salem, MassachutsettsManuscript "Fort Townson/May 8 1837" ms "Paid 25" rateFort Towson 1837-05-08 ms Paid 25 to Mass Schuyler Rumsey_Sale31_Lot398.jpg
1837-06-06Salem, Massachutsetts forwarded to BostonManuscript "Fort Townson/June 6 1837" ms "Paid 25" rate marked out "6" forwarding feeFort Towson 1837-06-06 rfrajola_sale7_lot63.jpg
1837-06-10Boston MassachusettsManuscript "Fort Townson/June 10 1837" ms "25"(due) rateFort Towson 1837-06-10 rkaufman_sale71_lot184.jpg
1837-06-24Salem MassachutsettsAuction Text only Ms "Fort Towson June 24, 1837" in 3 lines "Paid 25"Fort Towson 1837-06-24 to Mass Text Only RSiegel Sale790Lot1258.jpg.pdf
1837-07-13Salem, MassachutsettsManuscript "Fort Townson/July 13 1837" ms "Pa" (probably Paid 25)Fort Towson 1837-07-13 rfrajolasale42lot255.jpg
1837-10-02Boston, MassDate interior of letter, ms Paid 25 marked out, ms "6" for forwading from BostonFort Towson 1837-10-02 Red Boston CDS Frajola Census 20240928.jpg
1838-04-08Boston, MassachutssetsBlack CDS Black HSP PAID 25 msFort Towson AR 1838-04-08 to Boston MA eBay20210705.jpg
1838-12-10Charleston South CarolinaBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson AR 1838-12-10 CDS to South Carolina eBay20151104.jpg
1839-02-11Boston MassachusettsBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson AR 1839-02-11 ebay 4-11-09.jpg
1839-08-29Natchitoches, LouisianaBlack CDS, manuscript "18 3/4" (due) rateFort Towson 1839-08-29 Regency Sale 8192012 Lot2414.jpg
1839-11-11Boston MassachusettsManuscript "Fort Townson/Nov, 11 1839" ms "Paid 25" rateFort Towson 1839-11-11 rsiegel_sale783_lot458.jpg
183x-184x-08-18Not ShownManuscript "Fort Townson/Aug 18" ms "25"(due) rateFort Towson 184x-08-18 rseigelsale658lot83.jpg
1841-07-19Augusta Arsenal GeorgiaBlack CDS, Black Hstmp PAID ms "25"Fort Towson 1841-07-19 CDS DPhillips_Sale68_Lot196.jpg
1842-01-29Not ShownBlack CDS, manuscript "Free" text only descriptionFort Towson 1842-01-29 CDS FREE AZimmerman_Sale21_Lot162.jpg
1842-06-9Canton, OhioBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson 1842-06-09 RSiegel_1026_1747.jpg
1842-09-28Kingston Rhode Island forward to unindicated POBlack CDS, Black PAID, ms "25" rate marked out "6" forwarding feeFort Towson 1842-09-28 CDS PAID 25 to Rhode Island Mexican Letter Schuyler Rumsey_Sale31_Lot3400.jpg
1843-03-10Westport MissouriBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson AR 1843-03-10 to Missouri ebay 6-3-10.jpg
1844-05-23New Orelans LouisianaBlack CDS,FORT TOWSON/MAY/23/ARK ms "25" dueFort Towsond Ark 1844-05-23 BRoberts Coll.jpg
1844-07-11Washington DCBlack CDS, Black FREE ms "O.P.D" to Quartermaster GeneralFort Towson 1844-07-11 FREE OPS to Washington DC ebay 5-20-10.jpg
1844-10-18Van Buren ArkansasBlack CDS, manuscript "Paid 12 1/2"Fort Towson AR 1844-10-18 paid 12.5 DPhillipsSale86 Lot700.jpg
1845-07-07Washington DCBlack CDS Hsp PAID ms 10 struck out, "O.P.S." to Gen Nathan TowsonFort Towson AR 1845-07-07 DPhillipsSale79 Lot167.jpg
1845-08-25New York, New YorkBlack CDS Hsp PAID ms 10 Fort Towson AR 1845-08-25 DKelleher-Sale20120812.jpg
1845-09-15Not ClearManuscript "Fort Townson/Sept 15" ms "10"(due) rateFort Towson AR 1845-09-15 rkaufman_sale71_lot188.jpg
1845-09-15MississippiAll Manuscript, "10" dueFort Towson 1845-09-15 APS2012.JPG
1845-11-03Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rate ms "O.P.S" To Gen Nathan TowsonFort Towson AR 1845-11-03 SRumseySale55 Lot10.jpg
1846-01-26Washington DC to member of congressBlack CDS,FORT TOWSON/JAN/26/ARK black Hdsp FREEFort Towson Ark 1846-01-26 BRoberts Coll.jpg
1846-06-01Spring Hill, TennesseeBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rateFort Towson 184x-06-01 CDS plus 10 ms APS Richmond 8-13-10.jpg
1846-09-03Van Buren ArkansasBlack CDS, manuscript "5" (due) rateFort Towson AR 1846-09-03 Black CDS due 5 ms to Van Buren eBay20160521.jpg
1846-09-07Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "10" plus ms "O,P,D." to Gen Nathan Towsend PO namesakefort towson 1846-09-07 dkelleher_sale578_lot3223.jpg
1846-10-12Wheatly MassachutsettsBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rateFort Towson AR 1846-10-12 SRumseySale55 Lot11.jpg
1846-11-09Preston TexasBlack CDS (rate 10 from another auction description)Fort Towson 1846-11-09 AZimmerman_Sale52_Lot98.jpg
1847-03-28Not ShownBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) ratefort towson AR 1847-03-28 dkelleher_sale578_lot3259.jpg
1847-08-09Delhi NY "via New York City"Black CDS, manuscript "Paid 10" rateFort Towson AR 1847-08-09 JMilgram Collection 5-8-11.jpg
1849-08-04Fort Towson ArkansasFrom New Orleans Black CDS Black Hdsp 10 (due) rate Part of Lear CorrespondenceNew Orleans 1849-08-04hsp 10 to Fort Towson ebay 1-18-11.jpg
184x-01-15Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "Free"Fort Towson 184x-01-15 CDS FREE eBay 20130102.jpg
184x-03-14Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson AR 184x-03-14 rfrajolasale39lot166.jpg
184x-04-01Hocksville South CarolinaBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson 184x-04-01 rfrajola_sale19_lot1424.jpg
184x-04-30Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rate to PP PitchlynnFort Towson 184x-04-30 DPhillipsSale17 Lot58.jpg
184x-06-05Tuscaloosa, AlabamaBlack CDS, ms "25" (due) mailed before July 1, 1845Fort Towson 184x-06-05 25 (due) to Alabama APS2012.JPG
184x-06-07Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "on publi service/Free" To Genrl R. Jones Adj Generalfort towson 184x-06-07 ops free azimmerman_sale34_lot231.jpg
184x-07-03Washington DCBlack CDS, Black HDstmp FREE To Genrl R. Jones Adj GeneralFort Towson 184x-07-03 CDS Free rfrajolasale42lot256.jpg
184x-07-07Washington DCBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rate marked out ms "O.P.S." to Gen Nathan TowsonFort Towson 184x-07-07 PAID Hsp 10 ms struck out O.P.S in ms APS Richmond 8-13-10.jpg
184x-07-12Philadelphia PennsylvaniaBlack CDS, Hdsmp PAID Manuscript "1.00" rate, Fort Towson 184x-07-12 PAID $1.00 HSpellman_Sale34_Lot418.jpg
184x-09-21Not ShownBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rate Fort Towson 184x-09-21 rsiegel_sale_551_lot_45.jpg
184x-10-12Not ShownBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rateFort Towson AR 184x-10-12 cds dphillips_sale118_lot800.jpg
184x-10-25Boston MassachusettsBlack CDS, manuscript "25" (due) rateFort Towson 184x-10-25 CDS due 25 to Boston Schuyler Rumsey_Sale31_Lot399.jpg
184x-11-23Washington DC to PP PitchlynBlack CDS, manuscript "10" (due) rateFort Towson AR 184x-11-23 SRumseySale45 Lot231.jpg
 DateSorted By Date In Ascending OrderDestinationDescriptionCover Scan & Source
1845-08-20Wheelock Choctaw Nationmanuscript "Fort Washita CN/August 20 1845" ms "5"(due) rate to PP PitchlynnFort Washita 1845-08-20 George Kramer Coll.jpg
1846-01-07Lancaster, Tennesseemanuscript "Fort Washita CN/January 7 1846" ms "Paid 10" rateFort Washita 1846-01-07 RSiegelSale1088 Lot 94.jpg
184x-185x-10-xEagletown CNBlack CDS black hdsp "5"(due) rate to PP PitchlynnFort Washita 185x-10-x CDS rfrajolasale39lot164.jpg
184x-185x-12-11Washington DCBlack CDS black hdsp "5"(due) rate to PP PitchlynnFort Washita 185x-12-11 CDS 5 due hrharmer_sale2914_lot363.jpg
1850-05-06St Louis Missourimanuscript "Fort Washita CN/May 6 1850" ms "10"(due) rate Fort Washita 1850-05-06 DKellelher_Sale632_Lot82.jpg
1850-05-06Westminister MassachutsettsText Only Manuscript "Fort Washita C.N. May 6th 1850" matching "20" rateFort Washita CN 1850-05-06 20 rate to Mass text only RSiegel Sale790Lot1259.pdf
1850-11-21Eagletown CNBlack CDS black hdsp "5"(due) rate to PP PitchlynnFort Washita 1850-11-21 CDS and 5 HSp APS Richmond 8-13-10.jpg