Folded letter by US Navy Surgeon David Shelton Edwards

David Shelton Edwards, American, died 1874 · December 29-30, 1837

The letter was sent unpaid and the Pensacola, Florida, postmaster marked it in the upper right corner for 25 cents postage due at destination, the correct rate for a single sheet letter going a distance more than 400 miles. The pencil markings were written on the letter’s front after it was received and have no bearing on the item’s postal history.