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DM KELLY 1882 DAKOTA TERRITORY DT MINING LETTER J FORTUNE PALMER HOUSE CHICAGO
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Item: |
Antique mining letter |
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Detail: |
- Addressed to John Fortune
- Palmer House, Chicago
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From: |
- D. M. (David Marsh) Kelly
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Date: |
January 28, '82 (1882) |
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Content summary: |
- Dictated letter regarding mining interests
- Hoffman offer: $20,000 to 30,000 shares of promoter's stock
- Securing water rights
- Putting a mill on the property and developing the mines
- Producing a new pamphlet for distribution to possible investors
- Dr. Broughton
- Thanks for well wishes on (Kelly) marriage to Hon. John W. Herbert's daughter
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Pages: |
2 (front/back) |
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Size: |
7½ x 9¾" |
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Envelope: |
Green Bay cancellation/postmark |
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Condition: |
Very Good with age toning and fold lines. Envelope smudged and stained. |
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Notes: |
Likely a connection to Penobscot mining in Dakota Territory (DT) |
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Notes: |
- John Fortune was a miner/investor in Colorado and Dakota Territory during this period
- Please watch for our listings of other John Fortune and Dakota Territory Ephemera
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Authenticity: |
- Territorial documents tend to be difficult to find and are quite rare. This item, along with many other related ones offered, past present and future, originate from a private collection which has not seen the light of day for well over a century!
- Everything we offer is original unless otherwise stated.
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CC ID# SL: |
EMI 13715 TE1
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