1845-10-17 +TECUMSEH MICH----LENAWEE CO-----RED CDS WITH MS DATE & STAMPED FREE & BLUE MS 10 RATE------TO HON P G WASHINGTON, AUDITOR GENERAL POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON D.C.---FROM JOSEPH BROWN AT THE P.O. AT TECUMSEH MICH-----PLEASE CREDIT ME THE WITHIN $200. I HOPE AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE THIS WINTER TO IMPROVE OUR POST OFFICE LAWS....LETTER POSTAGE SHOULD BE CHARGED ON EXTRA NEWSPAPERS. EACH IS IN THE PLACE OF A LETTER, AND THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRITTEN ON THE PAPER OR WRAPPER...THE OTHER DEFECT IS DROP LETTERS. CAN ANY BODY INFORMME WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO WITH THEM. WITH THIS MUCH PROPRIETY THEY COULD COMPEL US TO CHARGE OURSELVES WITH THE RENT ON BOXES AND PAY OVER THE AMOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT...-----GENERAL JOSEPH W BROWN-1793-1880- GENERAL IN THE BLACK HAWK WAR 1832, FROM 1833 TO 1837 HE WAS LARGELY ENGAGED IN THE STAGING ROUTE BETWEEN DETROIT AND CHICAGO, COMMANDER OF MICHIGAN TROOPSIN THE TOLEDO WAR, BRIGADIER GENERAL 1839, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1839-40, DIED AT TECUMSEH DEC 9, 1880. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER----GENEALOGY-----1 PG---PAGE 1----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 2 $320
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Date: 1845-10-17
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1. 1845-10-17 +TECUMSEH MICH----LENAWEE CO-----RED CDS WITH MS DATE & STAMPED FREE & BLUE MS 10 RATE------TO HON P G WASHINGTON, AUDITOR GENERAL POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON D.C.---FROM JOSEPH BROWN AT THE P.O. AT TECUMSEH MICH-----PLEASE CREDIT ME THE WITHIN $200. I HOPE AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE THIS WINTER TO IMPROVE OUR POST OFFICE LAWS....LETTER POSTAGE SHOULD BE CHARGED ON EXTRA NEWSPAPERS. EACH IS IN THE PLACE OF A LETTER, AND THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRITTEN ON THE PAPER OR WRAPPER...THE OTHER DEFECT IS DROP LETTERS. CAN ANY BODY INFORMME WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO WITH THEM. WITH THIS MUCH PROPRIETY THEY COULD COMPEL US TO CHARGE OURSELVES WITH THE RENT ON BOXES AND PAY OVER THE AMOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT...-----GENERAL JOSEPH W BROWN-1793-1880- GENERAL IN THE BLACK HAWK WAR 1832, FROM 1833 TO 1837 HE WAS LARGELY ENGAGED IN THE STAGING ROUTE BETWEEN DETROIT AND CHICAGO, COMMANDER OF MICHIGAN TROOPSIN THE TOLEDO WAR, BRIGADIER GENERAL 1839, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1839-40, DIED AT TECUMSEH DEC 9, 1880. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER----GENEALOGY-----1 PG---PAGE 1----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 2 $320 Read More..