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COMPETITION 1822-1830                                                                 The William Thompson

         Black Ball Line





                            BALTIMORE TO STIRLING, SCOTLAND
                        (VIANEwYoRK, L IVERPOOL AND LONDON)






                                                                                               Ship Information

                                                                                           The  William  Thompson
                                                                                           departed     New  York
                                                                                           June  1,  1826  arrived
                                                                                           Liverpoo1June29, 1826.






                                                                                                 Postal Rates
                                                                                           United States           0
                                                                                                                 1
                                                                                           Great Britain      1/8hd
                                                                                            8d  1/- + ~d = 1/8~d
                                                                                            Ship Letter Fee + inland+
                                                                                           wheel tax.



                         Letter carried to BlackBallship agentin  ew York.
                         Dispatched as endorsed. Liverpool dispatched on
                         four wheel mail coach to Edinburgh.  Edinburgh
                         dispatched letter to Bannockburn Stirling Penny
                         Post Office for delivery.





                                                                     \  .•.
           Back  of letter  showing  the  transit                      ...  '• ..     ,
           marks  applied  in  England.    The
           black  boxed  'SHIP  LETTER/
           LIVERPOOL'  applied when letter                    •                                                     \
           rated ship letter.  In the upper right is
                                                                                ,,. . .  ..,
           the Edinburgh transit mark Mackay                                     , ·.
           type  14.  In  the  lower  left  is  the                                 :'
           multiple straight line receiving mark
           from Stirling, Mackay type 195c.
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