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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Colonial Postal History: Revolutionary War, Prisoner-of-War Mail
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1188 c Image(Bergen County N.J., 1777) Prisoner-of-War Exchange Letter. Folded letter on watermarked paper addressed to "Bg Gen. Nathaniel Heard at Comptown this", signed by Lt. Col. Gillet and datelined "Sidmans house near Ramapough April 28, 1777", manuscript "on Public Service endorsement at bottom and "6.10" rate at top, panel docketed "Letter from Genl. Heard relating to exchange of Prisoners with Col. Barton in Bergen County April 1777", interesting contents discussing prisoner-of-war exchanges, small sealed tear, Very Fine and rare, Nathaniel Heard was a Brigadier General of New Jersey troops in Greene's Division (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1189 c Image(Flatbush N.Y., 1778) "Examd. James Keens, Asst. Depy. Commissary Prisoners". Manuscript censor marking on folded letter datelined "Long Island Sept. 20th 1778 Flattbush" from an American prisoner named Peter Cornell to his sister Jane Cornell in Newton Pa., sender's directive "To the Care of Mr. Bradford, Quarter Master General" (Thomas Bradford, Commissary of Prisoners) and "These W. Speed", some panels missing but all writing is intact, wear and stains, still Fine and presentable, some of the American prisoners were held at Flatbush (the Bergen Homestead) until they could be exchanged, examples of censor markings on prisoner-of-war mail from the Revolutionary War are exceedingly rare (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1190 c Image(New York City, 1778) American Prisoner-of-War Letter. Folded letter datelined "September 24th 1778" from James Bruyn, an American prisoner in New York City to Major Stephen Lush (a released American POW) with sender's directive "to yr Care of Major Pawling, West Point Fort Arnold", Very Fine, according to Wikipedia "Lush was captured and held prisoner for nearly a year, when he was used as bait in a proposed exchange of three prisoners; Clinton agreed without hesitation, unaware that one of the other American prisoners was actually a valuable British spy. After his release in 1778, Lush was appointed Clerk of the New York Court of Chancery" -- this is a very rare American prisoner-of-war letter (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1191 c Image(New York City to Edinburgh, Scotland, 1778) British Prisoner-of-War Letter. Folded letter datelined "New York Dec. 22d 1778" from John Baird to his mother in Edinburgh, Scotland, mentions "I at last have got an opportunity of writing you which till now has been out of my power ever since I have been a prisoner which is now upwards of fourteen months, but am in hopes will soon be exchanged. The last letter I had from home was dated Aug. 23, 1777. A packet arrived here this morning from England so I have some faint hopes of hearing from you. Balcarres carries this who has behaved remarkably well to me on every occasion.", manuscript "L Ship" and "Inall" with rate, "9/FE" (Feb. 9, 1779) Bishop's mark, Balcarres was a fellow prisoner who was repatriated and returned to England, minor soiling and wear, Fine, Baird served under General Burgoyne (see lot 1158) and was a prisoner when he wrote this letter (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1192 c Image(Princeton N.J., 1779) Prisoners' Letters to Elias Boudinot. Folded letter datelined "Princeton March 28th 1779" from D. Cambell (27th Regiment, 42nd Highlanders) to Boudinot as "Commissary of State Prisoners" in Elizabethtown N.J., requesting Boudinot's assistance with an exchange for three privates held by the British army, the letter is separated from the folded cover and has split into pieces, but the cover itself is Fine, accompanied by a second folded letter dated May 2, 1779 from a prisoner named Henry Stanfield to Boudinot begging for financial assistance, significant splitting and piece missing, presentable, scarce POW letters (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1193 c Image(Long Island to Poughkeepsie N.Y., 1780) American Prisoner-of-War Letter. Folded letter datelined "Long Island Feb. 26, 1780", from Ebenezer Mott to Capt. Jacob Stoutenberg, manuscript "24dwt" rate, apparently a 20-times rate (though it does not exactly match 20-times the 1dw 8gr rate for distance or a 20-times ship rate), also manuscript "5-1/2 Dol.", Mott joined the 6th Regiment and was made a 2nd Lieutenant on Jul. 10, 1777, he was taken prisoner on Oct. 10, 1777 and was on parole in Long Island awaiting exchange when this was written, letter includes his report of expectation for exchange, some wear and minor staining, Fine and extremely rare American prisoner-of-war letter (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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