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Lot 127: John Healey Fort Hamilton Montana Territory Letter

Est: $750 USD - $1,250 USDSold:
Davis Brothers AuctionMissoula, MT, USOctober 17, 2020

Item Overview

Description

The letter is a negotiation of funds between John J Healey of Fort Hamilton Canada, and A.M. Holter of Holter Hardware in Helena Montana Territory 1876. John J. Healy (1840-1908) was an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, who also operated in Canada at various times. Originating from a base of operations in Montana, he and Alfred B. Hamilton established a whiskey trading post near present-day Lethbridge, Alberta in 1869. The post was originally named after Hamilton, but a second, larger post nearby was given the name of Fort Whoop-Up. Healy sold the fort to Dave Akers in 1876. After a career as the sheriff of Chouteau County in Montana, a newspaper editor and a businessman in Fort Benton, Montana, Healy moved to the north, operating a trading post at Dyea, Alaska, He later moved into the Yukon to operate a transportation company during the Klondike Gold Rush

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Auction Details

Inaugural Montana Big Chief Auction - Day 1

by
Davis Brothers Auction
October 17, 2020, 10:00 AM MST

4645 Harlequin Ct, Missoula, MT, 59808, US

Terms

Buyer's Premium

27.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$99$5
$100$249$10
$250$999$25
$1,000$2,499$50
$2,500$4,999$100
$5,000$9,999$250
$10,000$24,999$500
$25,000$49,999$1,000
$50,000$99,999$2,500
$100,000$249,999$5,000
$250,000+$10,000

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