One-page autograph letter signed to his brother, John D'Wolf, Esq., Bristol, R.I.

by James D'Wolf

$2,250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

New London: 11th June, 1816. 4to, approx. 26 lines and 170 words, in ink; some spotting, previous folds and a couple of short breaks at the extremities; address on verso of integral leaf with a New London roundstamp dated June 13. James D'Wolf 1764 to 1837 was a notable privateer during the War of 1812, a slave-trader, and for 25 years a R.I. state legislator. He was the wealthiest man in Rhode Island and it is said that he was the second richest man in

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