Lot
569 
China, 1839 (Nov. 29) Canton, China to New York N.Y., folded letter datelined "Canton November 29th 1839" from Samuel Wetmore to William Wetmore, interesting Opium War content including, "…We enclose a copy of a edict issued by the Commissioner which is very important. We have not time to comment upon it… We are kept in a constant state of uncertainty & doubt - It is impossible to look ahead a day - Changes in this part of the Superintendent & the Commissioner occur so frequently that one knows hardly what to do…on his return he became uneasy inconsequence of the great freights other vessels were making & determined to hazard a trip in the face of accounts expected from the Emperor to the report made to the Battle between the two English Men of War & the Chinese Junks. The account may be expected in a week…", Very Fine. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,200