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Letter datelined "Nebraska Territory May 26th 1849" to Chillicothe, Illinois, entered the mails with "Fort Leavenworth, Mo./June 14" datestamp, Spink Shreves Galleries, https://stampauctionnetwork.com/f/f12122.cfm, last accessed January 14, 2019: ""...wee are within Ten miles of fort Kerney formerly called fort Chiles…" named for Col. Joseph Chiles.