Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813 to Samuel Smith
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.05 Author/Creator: Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 16, 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses a treaty between Britain and Haitian general Toussaint Louverture. Mentions a ship bound for India, letting General [George] Washington know that he will be returning to New York. Also talks about spices. Letter seems to have been written in a hurry. Address leaf has a cut hole where the seal used to be on the center left above the address. Directly opposite is a mark and bit of wax from the seal. Also on the right is a column of numbers where someone did some calculations. Above the address in the upper left hand corner is a round stamp with PHI MR around the inside with 16 in the middle, which is perhaps a postal mark. The first page of the letter also has a round stain on the left side from the seal.
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