March 2010 Society Auction

Lot 7. Fl, US ship letter Cap Francais 23 September 1800 to Newburyport via New York. New York ornate marking “OCT 17” on front, faint at top but legible, and large manuscript “Sh 17”, 15 cents inland plus 2 cents ship letter. Toussaint in command of the colony at this time. Letter is one page in English, commercial, and readable. Letter is sound, clean, and VF except for a vertical file fold that affects it slightly.