cover 1781-1860, the correspondence of twenty-three entire letters and eleven letter inserts, mostly addressed to John Caldwell either in Ballymoney or New York, mostly without postal markings but one showing black "COLERAINE" and another with "NEWTOWNARDS", fascinating letter content regarding the rebellion in which the recipient's son had become involved, his subsequent imprisonment, death sentence, then reprieve and enforced exile to America; some toning or paper deterioration but otherwise mostly fine | Christie's

Lot 1018

1018

cover 1781-1860, the correspondence of twenty-three entire letters and eleven letter inserts, mostly addressed to John Caldwell either in Ballymoney or New York, mostly without postal markings but one showing black "COLERAINE" and another with "NEWTOWNARDS", fascinating letter content regarding the rebellion in which the recipient's son had become involved, his subsequent imprisonment, death sentence, then reprieve and enforced exile to America; some toning or paper deterioration but otherwise mostly fine

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cover 1781-1860, the correspondence of twenty-three entire letters and eleven letter inserts, mostly addressed to John Caldwell either in Ballymoney or New York, mostly without postal markings but one showing black "COLERAINE" and another with "NEWTOWNARDS", fascinating letter content regarding the rebellion in which the recipient's son had become involved, his subsequent imprisonment, death sentence, then reprieve and enforced exile to America; some toning or paper deterioration but otherwise mostly fine