**British Colonial Post - New Hampshire continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3050		(Trenton N.J., 1743) "Tr 1dwt 8gr". Manuscript postmark and 1dwt 8gr rate on folded letter datelined "Trentown 23rd August 1743" to Lewis Morris Jr. at Morrisenia, letter written by Richard Peters, who with Benjamin Franklin founded the College of Philadelphia, with transcript of contents which includes "Our last London news [is that] the Quakers are informed...that the Merchants Petition setting forth the defenseless condition of this Province & praying immediate relief from the King...was deemed a horrible attack on the liberty of the subject & done with no other view than to put more power into the Governor's hands...In this light it appeared before the Privy Council that the Quakers were his majesty's best subjects and the Governor and his Parties were his Majesty's worst subjects.", letter continues, some slight wear to cover, some splitting along interior folds, still a rare postmark and fascinating Colonial letter with "agitated" political content (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction

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