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Collection of Stampless Letters, Letters, and Official Documents c1800

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Collection of Stampless Letters, Letters, and Official Documents c1800
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Lot of thirteen. STAMPLESS LETTERS: 1) Albany, New York, 1864. From Dudley Walsh to Low & Davis. Mentions that Amara Ford has joined the Shaking Quakers. (The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, is a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in the 18th century in England. They were initially known as "Shaking Quakers" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services. As early as 1747, women assumed leadership roles within the sect, notably Jane Wardley, Mother Ann Lee, and Mother Lucy Wright. Shakers settled in colonial America, with initial settlements in New Lebanon, New York (called Mount Lebanon after 1861). They practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, and their model of equality of the sexes, which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s. They are also known for their simple living, architecture, and furniture.) Albany Mar. 9 postmark. 2) Boston, 1799. Straight line Boston stamp. To Moses Brown a merchant in Newbury Port. Mentions Captain Mayo. 3) Upper Marlboro to Alexandria, D. C. Undated. Author is embarrassed when she could not pay for her own ticket to a concert in Washington to see a play. Addressed to Samuel Arell(?) Marsteller. 4) Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania 1818. Pottsgrove is a small community in southeastern Pennsylvania. Manuscript 'PAID 10. 5) Ormiston, Pennsylvania, 1817, Ormiston seems to be a suburb of Philadelphia. Postmaked "phil.' Settling an estate. 6) Alexandria to Philadelphia. 1803. Three full pages of writing.



LETTERS and NOTES: 1) 1788 Philadelphia promissory note. Signed James Abercrombie. Received from Woodward and Joseph Sims. 2) 1807 payment from Newton Fry. 3) 1813 Philadelphia. This is an order for Francis Gurney for the purchase of 9 bank shares for the Mechanics and Merchants Bank.



OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS: 1-3) 1794. Typed deeds for 400 acres of land. All from Joseph Thomas, attorney in Philadelphia. It seems he is selling 400 acres of land for 5 specie to William Patton, William Henry, and Enoch Pim. 4) 1811 'Peoples vs. Barber & Benson'. New York. They are indebted to the people of New York for $300 and their goods, land, and tenements are their collateral.



These are very old and fragile. Some have corners town off, major rips, stains, etc. HWAC# 60922 Date: 1794-1818 Location: