Envelope addressed to Robert Miller, Esq.

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Identifier

jcPKT0928

Description

The envelope bears the cancellation stamp of Cantonment Leavenworth, the first Post Office in Kansas, which began in 1828. There are also imprints left by a wax seal. On February 8, 1832, the Secretary of War directed that all cantonments be called forts.

Physical Description

Paper is 12.6" x 8"

Rights

This material is in the public domain.

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections.

Repository

Forsyth Library Special Collections

Comments

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Recommended Citation

"Envelope addressed to Robert Miller, Esq." (2021). Kansas Territorial Documents. 56.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_ks_territorial_docs/56

Language

eng

Transcription

Robert Miller Esq. Tribune office Liberty Clay Co. Missouri The words "Cantonment Leavenworth pre-Kansas Terr. 1st P.O. In Kansas 1828-1841" are written in pencil