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EARLYYEARS 1818 -1822 The fames Monroe - Double Forwarded
Black Ball Line

Double Forwarded Letter. Rowe defines a forwarding agent
as "A person, or firm, who undertakes to see that goods or
correspondence of another are transported without himself acting
as the carrier." They played an important roll in areas where
postal systems were developing or difficulties were encountered
in moving the mail.

CARLILSE, GREAT BRITAIN TO PHILADELPHIA

(VIALIVERPOOL 1UID E\\ YORK

Ship Information

The James Monroe, one
of the original Black
Ball packets, departed
Liverpool November 4
1820, arrived New York
December 15, 1820.

Postal Rates
Great Britain 0
United States 12;.2¢
Inland to Philadelphia.
United States 10¢
Forwarding fee.

Carried outside mail to forwarding agent Beaumont &Pooley
in Liverpool, dispatched on packet. In New York dispatched to
Philadelphia and arrived December 15, 1820. In Philadelphia
a'ddressee forwarded to Downingtown PA on December 16. A
ews Boat cover.

Reduced image of cover back
showing final addressee, Mr. James
White of Downingtown, PA. The
Philadelphia postmark shows the
letter was received in Philadelphia
December 15, 1820. Also there is the
notation of the Liverpool forwarding
agent Beaumont & Pooley, not listed
in Rowe.