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2013 image1758 Folded Letter, Boston to Newport, Rated 2dwt (6 Pence)
Folded letter from Boston to Newport, indicated by manuscript "Bos" Rated 2dwt (6p) for 60-100 miles. Datelined 20 March 1758, addressed to Samuel Vernon.References: THE BOSTON POST OFFICE FROM 1639 TO 1776 MARK SCHWARTZ, Figure 7 shows the rate chart under the Queen Anne Act(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2014 image1760 Stampless Folded Letter, Boston to Scarborough, Maine, "pr Capt Milliken"
Addressed to Father of Rufus King, Signer of the Constitution

Stampless folded letter datelined Boston, November 8, 1760, addressed to "Mr. Richd. King, Mercht. In Scarborough" with manuscript carriage endorsement at lower left indicating delivery by Capt. Milliken. Retained file copy of Richard King's reply of December 23, 1760, written on a separate sheet. The outbound letter is from Boston merchant Thomas Greene, acknowledging receipt of money carried by Edward Milliken Jr., noting that two of the Joannes gold coins were six grains light, and crediting King £66.17.8¾ Massachusetts lawful money. Greene presses for a larger remittance and encloses a writ of execution against a Mr. Hunnewell. King's reply returns the execution unserved, explaining that the writ was directed only to the Sheriff of York County and bore a date prior to the recent division creating Cumberland County, which became effective November 1, 1760, one week before Greene's letter. King declines to amend the writ, noting that to do so would be "too great a freedom with a matter of Record." The recipient, Richard King (1718 to 1775), was the largest exporter of lumber from the District of Maine and the father of Rufus King, signer of the United States Constitution, and William King, first Governor of Maine.
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Estimate Range:
500 to 750US$

Selling for...US$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2015 image1765 Stampless Folded letter, Basking Ridge, New Jersey to New York, Privately Carried
Privately Carried with Contents Regarding Missing Letter

Stampless folded letter datelined Baskenridge Oct. 17 1765, addressed to Mr. Evert Bancker in New York. Written and signed by Gerard Bancker, an American Surveyor. In the letter, Gerard Bancker writes to his brother, Evert, concerning a previous letter entrusted to a courier named Burgie, which he fears was never delivered. He recounts that Burgie claimed to have given the letter to "Mr. Millineu's Daughter" one evening, and that when questioned, Burgie reported Evert had said no mention was made of the enclosed request. Gerard asks his brother to clarify what became of the missing letter, noting that a Mr. Sawyer had sent a separate letter by the same conveyance.
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2016 image1767–1778, Extensive Samuel White Correspondence Collection, Barbados, Falmouth, Salem and Atlantic Trade Network Stampless Folded Letters
Extensive Pre-Revolutionary Merchant Archive of 14 Stampless Folded Letters

An impressive group of merchant correspondence addressed to Samuel White, Merchant, of Marblehead, spanning 1767 through 1778 and documenting New England participation in the Atlantic fish and West Indies trade. The earliest letter, dated April 23, 1767 from Barbados, documents White’s involvement in the West Indies trade. The June 10, 1770 letter from Bilboa, Spain, references fish sales and cargo activity in the Iberian market, reflecting Marblehead’s role in the southern European cod trade. The archive also includes multiple letters written by Jeremiah Pote of Falmouth, dated 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1778, referencing: - Fish purchased for freight to Caribbean destinations, including St. Eustatius - Brig Hero voyages - Bills of lading and marine insurance - Settlement of accounts in pounds, shillings, and old tenor currency - Drafts drawn on White and third-party payment instructions - Return cargo including handkerchiefs and assorted goods - Wartime-era provisioning requests in 1778 Samuel White was a Marblehead merchant active during the late colonial period. Marblehead’s economy was centered on dried cod exports to the Caribbean and southern Europe, with return cargoes of sugar, molasses, rum, and manufactured goods. The correspondence reflects White’s role in freight investment, delegated sales authority, insurance placement, and account settlement across regional and trans-Atlantic networks. Jeremiah Pote, writing from Falmouth, appears as a recurring correspondent engaged in coastal and West Indies commerce. His letters document freight financing arrangements, cargo preparation by the quintal, vessel movements, and credit transactions within the Massachusetts maritime community.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30)

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Estimate Range:
1,500 to 2,500US$

Selling for...US$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2017 image1768 Stampless Folded letter, Boston to Newport, From John Lowell Referencing the Sons of Liberty, Privately Carried
An Important Letter Referencing the Sons of Liberty Enforcing the Boston Non-Importation Agreement

Stampless folded letter datelined Boston, April 18, 1768, addressed to Mr. Christopher Champlin, Merchant, in Newport and carried "By Capt Elsbie" The letter is written and signed by John Lowell of Boston who instructs Champlin that future shipments should be consigned to a third party with bills of lading kept under cover, "for our Sons of Liberty have Excited the assessors to examine the manifests of every London ship to Rate the Importers for their Value, especially those that refused to sign the Association." The "Association" referenced is the Boston Non-Importation Agreement of March 1, 1768, in which Boston merchants pledged to refrain from importing specified British goods in protest of the Townshend Acts of 1767. The letter documents that the Sons of Liberty were pressuring Boston tax assessors to examine ship manifests and to rate non-signing importers at the full value of their imports as a means of enforcing compliance with the Agreement. The letter was written approximately two months before the seizure of John Hancock's sloop Liberty by customs officials on June 10, 1768, an event that triggered the Liberty Riot and accelerated the events leading to the Boston Massacre and ultimately the Revolution. The writer is John Lowell (1743 to 1802) of Boston, a Massachusetts lawyer who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, helped draft the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, and was appointed by President Washington to the United States District Court for Massachusetts in 1789. 
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Estimate Range:
750 to 1,000US$

Selling for...US$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2018 image1772 Stampless Folded Cover Sheet, Privately Carried by the Allentown (New Jersey) Stage to Philadelphia
Manuscript notation at bottom left "By stage with cash €50", carried privately on the Allentown, New Jersey stage to Philadelphia. Cover sheet with repairs.
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2019 image1778 Military Express Mail to Jethro Sumner, North Carolina Brigade, Lancaster
Very Fine and Scarce Military Express Cover to Noted Commander of Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War folded letter addressed to “Col. Jethro Sumner of the No. Carolina Brigade” at Lancaster, docketed April 1778 and carried by military express. Sumner was later promoted to Brigadier General for the Continental Army.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2020 image1779 Stamplesss Folded Letter, New Market to Dover, New Hampshire
Folded letter addressed to Mr. Eliphalet Coffin “Att Dover,” datelined “New Market Febr’y 21st 1779” and written by Peter Concord. The letter discusses dissatisfaction with low wages and proposes an alternative rate for six months' labor.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2021 image1780 Stampless Folded Letter, Hamburg, Germany to Boston via Amsterdam
Privately Carried Through American Privateer Blockade

Folded printed notice of a business partnership, datelined “Hamburg the 2d June 1780,” and privately forwarded via Amsterdam with manuscript notation on flap: “Amsterdam July 10, 1780 per cover of Y.m.h.s. John de Newfield & Son.” Addressed to Mr. William Vernon in Boston with no postal markings or rates, privately carried through the American privateer blockade during the Revolutionary War.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2022 image1783 Stampless Folded Letter, Fredericksburg to Richmond, Manuscript "1.8" Rate Rerated to "2" dwt
Folded letter dated February 25, 1783, from Fredericksburg to Richmond with manuscript rate of "1.8" (1 dwt 8 gr), subsequently rerated to "2" dwt. Fredericksburg to Richmond is approximately 60-100 miles.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2023 image1784 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Boston, Franklin Mark, Manuscript "4" dwt Rate
Folded letter sheet dated July 26, 1784, from Philadelphia to Boston with manuscript "4" dwt rate. Addressed to Sam White. Philadelphia to Boston is 309 miles, rated 300-400 mile rate band.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2024 image1784 Stampless Folded Letter, New York to Philadelphia, Clear Straightline "N.Y* Apr: 8.", Manuscript "2" dwt Rate
Clear straightline handstamp "N.Y* Apr: 8." (15x4mm) on 1784 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia. Manuscript "2" rate marking. New York to Philadelphia: 96 miles (60-100 mile rate band). Under the Franklin Mark period rate schedule, the single-letter rate for 60-100 miles was 1 dwt 8 gr. The manuscript "2" rate notation indicates 2 dwt, suggesting possible overpayment or a double-weight calculation.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2025 image1784 Stampless Folded Letter Sheet, Portsmouth to Philadelphia, Red Two-Line "PORTSMOUTH" Handstamp, Manuscript "4.16" dwt Rate
Clear strike of red two-line "PORTSMOUTH/AUGUST.10" handstamp on 1784 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "4.16" dwt with local currency notation "2/2" due. Horizontal file fold at bottom with slight toning below. Portsmouth to Philadelphia is 361 miles, rated 400-500 miles.

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2026 image1784 Stampless Folded Letter, Port Royal to Philadelphia, Manuscript "3.8" dwt Rate
Folded letter sheet dated July 5, 1784, from Port Royal to Philadelphia with manuscript rate "3.8" (3 dwt 8 gr). Port Royal to Philadelphia is approximately 190 miles but rated 200-300.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2027 image1785 Stampless Folded Letter, Hamburg via Baltimore to Philadelphia, Manuscript "5.8" dwt Double Rate
Folded letter sheet dated July 5, 1785, originating from Hamburg, routed through Baltimore to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "5.8" (5 dwt 8 gr). Double-rate letter.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2028 image1785 Stampless Folded Letter to Chester Town, Maryland with "I IV" Franklin Mark, Manuscript "2" dwt Rate
Addressed to William Tilghman, a prominent lawyer, in Chester Town Maryland, docketed "R. Milligan/ June 1785"(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2029 image1785 Stampless Folded Letter, Hartford to New York City, Carried by Stage, "By Mr. Brown of the Stage"
Letter from Colonel Thomas Seymour, First Mayor of Hartford

Stampless folded letter datelined Hartford, October 10, 1785, addressed to Mr. Henry Seymour, New York with manuscript "Mr. Brown of the Stage" at bottom left. Jacob Brown was the stage driver on the Hartford to New York route. The letter is signed "T. Seymour" and is from Colonel Thomas Seymour (1735 to 1829), first mayor of Hartford, to his son Henry. The writer acknowledges receipt of his son's letter advising of a journey to Kinderhook, New York, suggests the trip will merit additional compensation, recommends that brother Edward accompany him "if it was only to wean him from home," reports that brother William ("Billy") has written separately concerning Stephens, acknowledges receipt of tea, and instructs Henry to relay a message to Aunt Bitsey concerning a £90 note. The recipient, Major Henry Seymour (1764 to 1846), began his mercantile career in Philadelphia in 1780 and was the father of Thomas Henry Seymour (1807 to 1868), governor of Connecticut from 1850 to 1853 and United States minister to Russia from 1853 to 1858.
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Estimate Range:
1,000 to 1,500US$

Selling for...US$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2030 image1786 Stampless Folded Letter, Boston to Portsmouth, Manuscript "p Stage", Carried by Stage
Addressed to John Langdon, Signer of the U.S. Constitution

Stampless folded letter datelined Boston, September 19, 1786, addressed to "The Honble John Langdon Esqr., Portsmouth," with manuscript "P. Stage" endorsement at lower left indicating carriage by stage. The letter is written and signed by John Cushing of Boston, requesting a personal loan of three hundred pounds either in cash or in rum, to be drawn against Langdon's funds held by Thomas Russell of Boston. Cushing offers as security either a mortgage to be obtained from Mr. Whipple or deeds to two tracts of New Hampshire land in his possession, a 300-acre island in Winnipesaukee Pond and 1,055 acres between Grafton and Alexandria, and asks Langdon to reply by return of the stage. The recipient was John Langdon (1741 to 1819) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who in 1786 was serving as President of New Hampshire under the state constitution. Langdon was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a signer of the United States Constitution, the first President pro tempore of the United States Senate, and later Governor of New Hampshire. The letter was written ten months before Langdon's appointment to the Constitutional Convention.References: John Langdon Biographical Directory(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
500 to 750US$

Selling for...US$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2031 image1787 Stampless Folded Letter, New York to Boston, Straightline "N.York. Sep 28", Manuscript "6" dwt Double Rate
Very Fine

Complete "N.York. Sep 28" straightline (29x4.5mm) on Sept 28, 1787 folded letter sheet to Boston. Manuscript "6dwt" rate. Double-weight letter, underated for distance.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2032 image1787 Stampless Folded Letter, Petersburg to Princeton, Straightline "PETERSBURG, DEC 19.", Paid "4.16" dwt Rate
Straightline "PETERSBURG, DEC 19." on 1787 folded letter sheet to Princeton. Manuscript paid rate "4.16" (4 dwt 16 gr). Overpaid for distance.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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