William Wharton letter to Charity Rotch, Bellevue, 7 Mo 16th 1812

William Wharton broachs the subject of Deborah Fisher, Charity's niece, whose father for reasons unclear opposed her marriage to William Wharton. In this series of letters, Wharton discusses his concerns. On page three the writer turns the letter to a ninety degree angle and continues his letter. This was a common practice in order to save mailing costs that was determined by the number of pages enclosed. The postage before 1851 was paid by the recipient rather than the writer. In 1813, Thomas Rotch established a post office at Kendal and as postmaster, letters sent to him and his wife were "free" and without cost to the recipient. 7.75" x 9.8" (19.7 by 25 cm