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** EMIGRE SMUGGLED LETTER + RARE SPANISH MERCHANT'S LETTER EX BAYONNE TO LONDON; 12 Aug. 1800 EL (some staining) from a French emigre in London to a firm in Cognac smuggled across the Channel and so with a fair red "74/DIEPPE" and m/s "11" rate on the front - interesting lengthy letter worthy of transcribing; plus 12 Dec. 1809 EL (ref. receipt of letter via the addressee;s uncle on 20 Oct.) from "Bayonne" addressed to "M. Ge. Sandeman Gooden & Ce., Pr. Mr. Jean Lacoste Zicho, Londres" posted on arrival in London with Local Post h.s. "2" on the front and 13/15 Jan. d.s. on reverse. The letter was then turned and readdressed to "M. Jn. Lacoste de Cadiz currently in London". The letter bemoans the current problems of trade but expresses total confidence in the addressee. Unusual evidence for ongoing Spanish merchant contacts with Britain after Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. Cross Reference: FRANCE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SPAIN
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