Lot 7
Americana, 3-page letter datelined "York 27th July 1789" from a David Sewall, laying out his thoughts on the newly created District Court system; the letter is postmarked a"Portsmouth [N.H.], July" straightline and addressed to George Thatcher, New York; Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
Sewall was appointed as a Superior Court Justice for the Maine District of Massachusetts two months after this letter weas written. Thatcher became a U.S. congressman from the same district at about the same time.
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