Scarce hand-addressed free-franked panel, 4.75 x 3, addressed by Washington to “David Stuart Esq, Hope Parke, Fairfax City, Virginia,” and franked in the lower left, “President, US.” Panel also bears a “Free” stamp at the top. In very good condition, with scattered staining and a few tape-repaired edge tears (none affecting any writing). Stuart purchased his Hope Parke plantation in 1785, and was appointed by President Washington as the Virginia representative on the first board of Commissioners of the Federal City; the commission named the nation’s capital ‘City of Washington’ in ‘The Territory of Columbia.’ Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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