1813 – Blockade-run letter from a ship captain in Cadiz to a merchant in Virginia providing detailed instructions as to how to conduct business with a follow-on cargo vessel and avoid the Royal Navy
Cadiz, Spain to Petersburg, Virginia: 1813. Envelope or Cover. This stampless letter, measuring 15½” x 9¾” unfolded, was sent from Captain Josiah Cowper in “Care of Capt Farley” to William & H. [Harry] Haxall in Petersburg. It is datelined “Cadiz 30th April 1813”. It bears a “SHIP” handstamp, a manuscript..... More