(Military Express, 1778) "Boston July 24th 1778". Dateline on folded letter from Miller & Tracy in Boston to Asa Waterman in Providence R.I., sender's directive "pr Express", writer reports an express arrived the previous evening, discusses shipments of provisions, postscript "Sent on 1000 Barrl. last week to Genl. Washington's Army", reinforced splits along folds, Fine, interesting example of private contractors using military express riders for military-related business, illustrated and discussed by Cal Hahn in Penny Post (July 2003)

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