Free franked mailing panel, 5.5 x 3.5, address in another hand to "Jedediah Huntington, Esqr., Collector, New London, Connecticut," and franked in the lower left by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, "Free, A. Hamilton." Marked "Treasury Department" at the top, the panel is postmarked "Free" and "17 No." Attractively mounted and cloth-matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 14 x 21.75. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining, and toning from prior display.
The recipient, Jedediah Huntington (1743–1818), served as a general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, helping to fortify and hold Dorchester Heights in 1776, forcing the British to evacuate from Boston. He was later appointed by President George Washington to be the customs house collector for the coastal area from the Connecticut River to Rhode Island.
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