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Lot
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1701 South Carolina To London, England. Folded letter from Edward Hyne to his brother-in-law in London, manuscript "pr Capt. Martin, Q.D.C." endorsement at lower left and "4" rate, partial letter with "Janye 19th, 1701" docketing, letter mentions the buy and owning of Negro slaves, mentions getting his family on the next ship out from England to him before the war breaks out (War of the Spanish Succession), Very Fine, a very early transatlantic letter from South Carolina. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $850