Lot
255 
(Boston, May 7th 1778). Dateline on folded letter to Josha Wentworth Esq., Prest. of Board of War in Portsmouth, N.H., manuscript "3" dwt rate reflecting the 50% increase over the 1775 rate of 2 dwt for a single letter conveyed 60 to 100 miles; hint of soiling, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Wadleigh. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625