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"CABIN POINT APRL 18" partial straightline and manuscript "17" rating on folded letter to Baltimore. Datelined "Brandon AP 26th, 1795" from Benjamin Harrison, brother of the 9th President of the US, William H Harrison. It was brought mailed from Brandon to Cabin Point where it was by ship to Baltimore. This went by regular mail. The Act of May 8, 1794 set the rate at 17 cents for 150 to 300 miles.
The sender of this letter, Benjamin Harrison VI, was an influential American merchant, planter, and politician, who also played a role in the Revolutionary War. As the son of Founding Father Benjamin Harrison V, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Harrison came from a distinguished family and maintained close ties with key figures of the time. He was also part of a prominent political lineage, being the older brother of President William Henry Harrison and the great-uncle of President Benjamin Harrison.

Estimate $500.00 - $800.00