Pinckneyville MT. Au24. Well-struck straightline datestamp with red ms. "Way 26" on folded letter from Daniel Clark (Chief Commissioner for the Louisiana Purchase and Territorial Delegate) to Daniel Coxe in Philadelphia, datelined "Houmas 24 Leagues above New Orleans, 11 Aug. 1807", letter mentions "Bought near Orleans on the bayou a small place for $9,000 - sold 3 days afterward for $12,000. I am dying with fear of war", embossed seal of "Robert M. Lusher, U.S. Commissioner" with eagle and shield, some expert internal mends, horizontal file fold well clear of markings, Very Fine example of this scarce territorial marking on an historically-significant letter between Daniel Clark and Daniel Coxe, written a few months after Clark seriously injured Governor Claiborne in a duel, for biographical information on Clark, go to http://enlou.com/people/clarkd.htm

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