Rare hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 5.5 x 2.5, addressed by Crockett to his publisher, "Messrs. E. L. Cary & A. Hart, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," and franked in the upper right, "Free, D. Crockett." Affixed to a slightly larger sheet and in very good to fine condition, with light soiling, and three tiny areas of paper loss. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
Carey & Hart were the publishers of A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, which was released in 1834. The 'autobiography'—colorfully describing his exploits as a bear hunter, Indian fighter, and frontier politician—did much to cement his status as a folk hero. A year after its release he would lose his place in Congress and turn to Texas, where he would fall at the Alamo in 1836.
