directional address - bonus post today

this address gives the directions to the house, without giving the actual house number and street - or mentioning des moines, iowa specifically.
and best of all....no ZIP code. 

it arrived at the correct house. although, i put the actual address on the back as the return address to insure that it would get to the intended destination. but they did not rubber stamp it with the *Insufficient Address - Return to Sender* rubber stamp.

i sent it because jim collects *covers,* which are envelopes with stamps and postmarks. he had shown me a new one in his collection that was addressed in a similar fashion - although it was a very old envelope. below is a scan of a photocopy. you can see that it says:
Mr David McCroy
Missourie Territory
Cape Giarradeau County
Near Jackson Village
Missispie River
        ^sp
Near the mouth of the Ohio River

the flip side says
Scufflton, S.C.
 to 13th Aug. 1820.

no mention of a volleyball court, guess they didn't have time for sports

i guess we are all very curious what the letter talks about.
maybe jim will transcribe it for us.
:-)