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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 27, 1849 |
| From City | Albany |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Milwaukee |
| To State | WI |
| Addressee | John B. Vliet |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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10c Black (2). Large margins to just touched, tied by red grid, matching "Albany N.Y. Jan. 27" circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Milwaukee Wis., Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 927 Lot 1289 realized 750 (image)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 Lot 2261 realized 750
Matthew Bennett International Sale 338 lot 1351
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to John Black Vliet (1822–1910), a prominent surveyor, civil engineer, and civic figure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vliet served as the City Engineer for Milwaukee from 1848 to 1850.
Between 1850 and 1851, Vliet was actively involved in an engineering effort to build 10 miles of plank road connecting Milwaukee to Fond du Lac. He transitioned heavily into railroad surveying and administration around 1850. Having previously surveyed early routes for the Milwaukee & Mississippi (Waukesha) line, he drew detailed township and range maps for the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company throughout the early 1850s.
John served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil War, then moved west briefly to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he worked as a railroad chief engineer for the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston RR. By 1870, he returned to Wisconsin and settled down in Dartford (Green Lake County), where he ran a flouring mill before moving back to his old home in Milwaukee for his final years.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 927 Lot 1289 realized 750 (image)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 Lot 2261 realized 750
Matthew Bennett International Sale 338 lot 1351
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to John Black Vliet (1822–1910), a prominent surveyor, civil engineer, and civic figure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vliet served as the City Engineer for Milwaukee from 1848 to 1850.
Between 1850 and 1851, Vliet was actively involved in an engineering effort to build 10 miles of plank road connecting Milwaukee to Fond du Lac. He transitioned heavily into railroad surveying and administration around 1850. Having previously surveyed early routes for the Milwaukee & Mississippi (Waukesha) line, he drew detailed township and range maps for the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company throughout the early 1850s.
John served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil War, then moved west briefly to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he worked as a railroad chief engineer for the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston RR. By 1870, he returned to Wisconsin and settled down in Dartford (Green Lake County), where he ran a flouring mill before moving back to his old home in Milwaukee for his final years.
