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US Boston MA 21 AU 1821 Suffolk VA 25c rate red circular Boston postmark with red PAID handstamp, manuscript Suffolk Va postmark, and 25c rate on stampless FL. Written by Richard D. Webb to John R. Parker regarding subscriptions to the periodical Enterprize.
Summary
Date Letter Sent: 13 Aug 1821 (postmarked August 14 at , Virginia, and forwarded/received August 21 at , Massachusetts)
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Destination: United States
Town Sent From:, Virginia
Town Sent To:, Massachusetts
Distance: Approximately 550 miles
Significant Philatelic Details: Features a manuscript town origin postmark reading "Suffolk Va / Aug. 14." paired with manuscript "paid 25" (representing the single-letter rate for distances over 400 miles under the U.S. Postal Act of 1816). Upon arrival in , it received a red circular town date stamp reading "BOSTON / AUG 21 / MS" alongside a matching red straightline "PAID" handstamp.
Names of Sender and Receiver: Sender: Richard D. Webb; Receiver: John R. Parker, Esq.
Sociological, Historical, and Genealogical Details: Written by Richard D. Webb of , Virginia, to John R. Parker, Esq., at No. 2 Milk Street, . The letter requests back issues (numbers 3 and 8) of the publication Enterprize to complete a volume.
Transcription & Translation
Original Text
[Page 1]
Suffo: Augt. 13th 1821
Sir;
I have this morning recd. all of the nos: of Enterprize from 1 to 9 except nos: 3 and 8. – You say no: 3 is reprinting and will be sent on – I will thank you also to send on no: 8 as the vol: will not be complete without it.
Yours &c.
Richard D Webb
[Address Panel - Page 2]
Jno. R Parker Esqr.
No. 2 Milk Street
Merchant [crossed out] Boston
Postal Markings & Rates:
Suffolk Va / Aug. 14. [manuscript]
paid 25 [manuscript]
PAID [red handstamp]
BOSTON / AUG 21 / MS [red CDS]
Docketing on left margin:
R D Webb
Research & Historical Notes
Sender & Receiver:
Receiver: John R. Parker (1777–1844) of , a prominent publisher, proprietor of the Telegraphic Observatory at Harbor, and founder/editor of The Euterpeiad, or Musical Intelligencer (frequently referred to as Enterprize or Euterpeiad), one of America's earliest music periodicals.
Sender: Richard D. Webb, a subscriber and correspondent residing in , Nansemond County, Virginia.
Historical Context: Highlights the reach of early 19th-century American periodical publishing networks, showing how subscribers in rural Virginia maintained subscriptions and requested missing back issues from publishers.
Philatelic Significance: An attractive long-distance inter-state cover sent from tidewater Virginia to Massachusetts. Displays a clear manuscript postal entry from , Virginia, rated 25 cents for distances exceeding 400 miles, along with the red transit/receiving date stamp ("BOSTON / AUG 21 / MS") and matching straightline "PAID" handstamp.