ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, February 4, 1795. Letter to William P. Beers in Albany, in part: "You will receive (enclosed) a Bill of Exeq'r drawn by Mr. Chauvet of Kensington (England) on H. Walton…for £20.1.5…Treat this business as absolutely as your own, I having no further Interest…Since I began this letter I have received one from Witbeck, in which he said he hopes to be able to get you the house…I will consent to pay half the rent, provided you can there have the house." Addressed on the integral leaf in Burr's hand, and franked at the top, "Free, A. Burr." In very good condition, with light staining and splitting along one of the horizontal folds, one small area of paper loss, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.
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