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EARLYYEARS 1818 - 1822 The James Monroe - Missent Letter
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NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL
FOR\ i\RDED TO MANCHESTER, ENGL.-\..'-"D

Ship Information
The James Monroe
departed New York
February 10 1822, arrived
Liverpool arch 1 1822.
She was replaced by the
Canada in 1823.

Postal Rates
nited tates 0
Great Britain 8d
D · -cry o port of arrival
Great BriLain 3
- d = - or 3

Missent l\Iail. Letter to ork
for dispatch on packet.

Reduced image of cover back showing that addressee did
open the letter. He discovered it was not for him. Letter ·
forwarded to individual in Manchester, England. This
caused an additional rating of the letter from 8d, the rate
for letter to port of arrival, to 1/3. This rate included
ship letter rate plus inland rate to Manchester.