Transatlantic Cover
Collection: National Postal Museum
Object type: Covers & Associated Letters
Date: 1815
Medium: paper; ink
Dimensions: Height x Width (folded): 3 × 6 1/4 in. (7.62 × 15.88 cm)
Description: Charles Potter, Liverpool, folded letter
['LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER\nMr Charles Potter 6a John W. Adams\nBristo William\nLiverpool'
 '2004.2004.39\n9/11/1815'
 'W.C. Potter\nNew York 11 th Sep. 1815\nmy Dear Sir\nI have sold your 40 Boxes from Messrs Rhodes & Co. 70 p lb . of 20 Cases Callicos - 60. Umbrellas filled on Hkp - 80 p lb . have now on hand unsold of the goods for Govt Store of quantity 3 Cases white Cambric, 4 Trunks furniture of 12 Trunks Callicos which are dull sale, the Glazing on Callicos you should charge in the goods & not on the Invs as the Custom in this City is not to pay by Glazing you should say also on your Invs. 5 p lb Disc t for prompt pay which Saves the Duty on that sum, you say in your letter of the 15 th July in 2 or three weeks you will ship 70 or 80 packages Goods mostly stuffs Woollens &c. Bombayths is worth 80 p lb . Goods if well but will pay Hansonly . I shall not carry a package Goods to Providence if I can avoid it before to get this G o home by the 16 th if no more Goods arrive before then have a letter from our h o & R o P o dated 9 th who says all well Business dull - as I expect you are on your way home from your former letter I only write you this scrawl in case you may be longer delayed than you Calculated\nYrs truly\nExch a on Provid e Boston 11 on sight } Elisha Dyer Do. on England 10 p lb add } in Boston - Treasury Notes - 1/2 p lb have here }\nif you ship any Goods after the Rate of this ship them here by all means as the Army pays duty pr lb - Yours ob t Elisha Dyer\nthe Goods shipped are part sold by H & S t  Stratton @ 50 p lb our limits about the same as here with the difference in Currency -'
 '2004.2004.39\nLIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER\nMr Charles Potter 6 on John W. Adams Bristo William } Liverpool\n2131/11/6'
 "LIVERPOOL SHIP... Mr Charles Potter near John W. Adany Bings William Liverpool\nW.C. Potter New York 11 th Sep. 1815 My Dear Sir\nI have sold your 40 Bales from Nels Rhoder 86 o . 70 p ct . of 20 Cases Callies - 60. Umbrellas made on Hkp - 80 p ct . have now on hand unsold of the goods for Gov. Strong of Antiquity 3 Cases white Cambric 4 Trunks furniture of 12 Trunks Callies which are Bull Sale, the Glazing on Callies you should charge in the goods if not on the sum as the Custom in this City is not to pay by Glazing you should say also on your Inv. 5 p ct Disc. for prompt pay which Saves the Duty on that sum, you say in your letter of the 15 th July in 2 or three weeks you will ship 70 or 80 packages good mostly stuff's Woollens 86: Bombayths is worth 80 p ct . good if well but will pay H o only. I shall not carry a package good to Providence if I can avoid it to get the 86 o home by the 1 st if no more goods arrive before then have a letter from anck. & R o p ct . Dated 9 th who says all well Business dull - as I expect you are on your way home from your former letters I only write you this scrawl in case you may be longer delayed than you calculated\nYrs. truly Doct r . or Rev d . Boston 11 or 12 p ct } Elisha Dyer Do. on England at 10 p ct as a } in Boston - In money Notes - 1/2 p ct Have here } if you ship any goods after the rest of this ship them here by all means as the Custom pays duty prigr. 86 - Yours etc. Elisha Dyer the goods shipped in part sold by H & S o 50 p ct our limits about the same as here with the difference in Currency"
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