Lot 244
1799 (Dec. 26) Marietta, N.W.T. to Philadephia Pa., datelined folded letter from Ebenzer Sproat to Dwight Foster, member of Congress at Philadelphia, bearing manuscript "Marietta, 26 Decr." postmark and matching "Free" rating. Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Ebenezer's letter questions, "why Comstock & Payne had not paid the note that you have against me. They called on your brother at Providence to arrange payment." Ebenezer was commanding officer of the 2nd Mass. Regiment in the Revolutionary War and in Glover's Brigade at Trenton, Princeton, and Mammoth.
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