Lot 774
Hawaii, 1837 Truxton N.Y. to Sandwich Islands, lengthy 3½ page letter sent by Patty Smith to her daughter Lucia Garrat Smith after she learn of her arrival in Honolulu on April 9, 1837, sent to the treasurer of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Boston, Mass., with manuscript "Truxton N.Y., Dec 10" postmark and "18¾" rate, "received May 1st, 1839, Mother, Ansd. Sept -- 1839" docketing on front; cover edge wear and splitting along folds, F.-V.F., an early incoming letter.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150