1840, PRESIDENT: Folded letter dated "NORFOLK Virginia 28 October 1840" with matching cds. "NORFOLK OCT 29", straight-line "PAID" and manuscript charge "Inland 25 / Steamer 25", addressed to Paris, carried from New York to Liverpool with two-line "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER" on reverse, manuscript "8" due rating, "1/6" charge to France, very fine and attractive, letter was carried on the 2nd of 2½ round voyages before the "President" was lost at sea without a trace. The only recorded freight money letter from Norfolk, Va.
