1807 – Letter from a renowned New Orleans surgeon, mentor of the first trained African-American physician in the United States and an associate of Aaron Burr and John Wilkinson, expressing both admiration for and doubt about the Louisiana Purchase
New Orleans: 1807. Envelope or Cover. This 1807 two-page stampless folded letter, measuring 16” x 11¾“ unfolded, was sent by Dr. Robert Dow, a long-time Scottish immigrant, living in New Orleans, Louisiana Territory, to John Watkinson at Middletown Connecticut. The letter was carried to New York as indicated by the..... More