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Fort Dalles Good For 2 Rations Bread Scrip

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Fort Dalles Good For 2 Rations Bread Scrip
<B>Fort Dalles Post Bakery Good For 2 Rations Bread</B></I> cardboard coupon. Here we have a rare and early set of cardboard bread rations from the Oregon Territory. Each one different in color and most in very good to fine condition. The rations are 2.25" x 1.5", except a light orange variety which has been trimmed. Each has been signed on the verso by A. H. Steele. <BR><BR>Fort Dalles was an early Oregon outpost established by the U. S. Army in 1850, along the Columbia River. The site of the fort overlooked an encampment used by Lewis and Clark in their 1805 western expedition. For soldiers in the Oregon Territory during the Civil War, life was a bit monotonous. Monthly post returns reported desertions, suicides, and drunken behavior, so it was no surprise when Fort Dalles was abandoned in 1867 after the war. It seems these coupons must have been used about the time the country was in civil turmoil.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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