National Postal Museum
Baltimore postmarked folded letter
July 2, 1774
Handwritten folded letter on a single sheet is addressed "To / Mr. John Mitichell / Merchant in / Philadelphia" and marked “2/16” [dwt rate]; “1/4” [1sh 4d conversion rate]. On reverse partial stamp of "BALT" in black ink is to the side of the broken red, wax seal. The letter on the interior letter was written on July 2, 1774 by the grocery and liqour business partnership of Harris & Donaldson of Balitimore and refers to orders for items such as sugar, whalebone, rum, and gunpowder.
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