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SUPERIORITY 1830-1837                                                                         The Louisa
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                                                                                               Temporary Charter




                                            WASHINGTON D. C. TO LONDON
                                        (VIANEW YORK A.J.'ID PORTSMOUTH, E~G.)






















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                                        Letter  franked  by T.L  Smith  an  Auditor  in
                                        Treasury Department. Letter contains a request
                                        for  information  about  an  estate  in  England.
                                        Processed  in  Portsmouth  and  dispatched  to
                                        London where delivered to addressee at United
                                        States Consul.

                                        The Louisa was charted for two voyages due to
                                        delayed construction schedule of a new ship.

                                                                         Postal Rates
                                      Ship Information
                                                                    United States         0
                                   The  Louisa  departed           Great Britain       1/ 4d
                                   New York July 10, 1835           8d + 8d = 16d or 1/4d.
                                                                    Ship Letter fee plus inland.
                                   arrived London August
                                           11,1835
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