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THB1783 Nathaniel Barrett Letter + Receipt Document to Capt. Thomas McIntire at Philadelphia
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American Revolution
1783 Nathaniel Barrett Letter and Manuscript Document to Capt. Thomas McIntire at Philadelphia (Two Items)
April 12th, 1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Baltimore Letter Signed, "Nath(aniel) Barrett" together with an 1783 Havana, Cuba Manuscript Receipt for Bills of Exchange to Captain Thomas McIntyre at Philadelphia, both items are Very Fine.
April 12, 1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Handwritten Letter, Baltimore, Maryland, 1-1/2 pages, measuring 7-1/8" x 9-1/2", sent from Nathaniel Barrett to Captain Thomas McIntire at Philadelphia, with Integral Address Leaf with no postal markings, two cover panels are missing. Barrett expresses his disappointment at not finding his Brig in port in Baltimore and that, "she is not got round from York Town" and instructs McIntire not to draw on him for funds, but assures him that, "I shall meet with no difficulty in procuring Bank notes". He further writes that, "The Bay has been so much infested by Boats that Capt. Jones was fearful of venturing out. I am looking out for a Boat to go down to her as soon as possible... (Signed) -- Nath(aniel) Barrett".
Accompanied by a Manuscript Document, March 6, 1783-dated at Havana, Signed by J. Seagrove and witnessed by Nathaniel Barrett, being a receipt for six sets of Bills of Exchange received of Capt. Thomas McIntire, for one thousand dollars each, "drawn by John B't Macarty at New Orleans on Don Joseph Few, Merchant at this place..." . Uniface, 1 page measuring 6 1/2" x 8" nicely written in clean laid period paper.
Nathaniel Barrett (1743"1793), was a prominent Boston merchant who was involved in the trade between America and France during and after the Revolutionary War. He corresponded with Benjamin Franklin in 1782 and 1783 regarding his business activities. He later became the American consul in Rouen, France. John Adams described him as an "experienced merchant of good reputation". In 1783, his name appears on a certificate of a financial transaction with Henry Knox, the future first U.S. Secretary of War.
Captain Thomas McIntire was a decorated Revolutionary War officer in the Pennsylvania Continental Line who was "deranged" (decommissioned due to downsizing) in January 1782, prior to 1783. He served as an ensign and lieutenant with the 3rd Pennsylvania Battalion and later commanded an independent company as a Captain. After an escape from British privateers, he delivered a memorial on his service to the Board of War in Philadelphia, which resulted in his promotion to Captain in March 1779. (2 items)
Provenance: Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II.
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