One-page A.L.s. to Vice-President Aaron Burr

by Thomas Truxtun, U. S N., Capt

$2,500 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

Alexandria, Va. : February 6, 1802. Folio, 28 lines, approx. 180 words; previous folds, lightly toned; very good. Enclosed in a gray half morocco clamshell box. Addressed to Honble. Col Burr / V P U S, the letter concerns Truxtun's claim for damages from the British government. You are acquainted with Mr. Erwing our Consul at London and agent in the cases of Spoliations. You will see that the British have decreed me by the enclosed letter not present

• Binding: Leather

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