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1668 Stampless Folded Letter, Longhouse, London to Liverpool, "IV/25" in Circle Bishop Mark An Early Bishop Mark Usage Within the First Decade of Recorded Postmarking
1668 stampless folded letter from London to Liverpool, dated June 23, 1668 and addressed "For Edward Moore Esq. at his house at Bankhall near Liverpool, Lancashire." The letter is written by his cousin and signed "your most humble servt & Affect.t Kinsman."
The writer reports that pending family business cannot move forward until he meets with the Lord Chancellor, who remains absent from London. He closes with brief political reflections predicting the rise of moderation over "High & Furious principles" in the Restoration settlement, and announces his coming departure.
