{"product_id":"gb-1794-entire-bearing-straight-line-melrose-handstamp-details-below-am1571","title":"GB 1794 Entire bearing straight Line \"MELROSE\" Handstamp Details Below..(AM1571)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an 1794 Scottish stampless entire letter sent from Rutherford (Borders) via Melrose to Selkirk, detailing a commercial dispute over the market price of barley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAddressed to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ci\u003eMr George Roger \/ Writer \/ Selkirk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePostmark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Straight-line \u003cb\u003eMELROSE\u003c\/b\u003e handstamp struck upside down in black ink across the top flap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocket Annotation (Bottom Left):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndw. Mather \/ Edinburg [sic] \/ 24 Feby 1794\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePostal Rate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e No postal charge is marked, indicating it was carried privately or prepaid (though no \"P\" stamp is present).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetter Transcription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRutherford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 Febry 1794\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSir,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Recd. yours informing me that you thought I charged you over much for the Barley and that you could not give above £1..2..6 which is a price I will not take as I had sold Barley Immediatly Before I Sent you a Sample at £1..3 and upon friday Last Sold it Above that price Both to Corn Dealers So you will be so good as Provide your Selfe and not Depend upon ours, and hopes this will not be over late as I think Markets is no Deaver with us then when you wrote me first I Remain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour Humble Servt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndw Mather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AGStamps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57229653541242,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2776\/9586\/files\/AM1571_F.jpg?v=1788514556","url":"https:\/\/agstamps.co.uk\/products\/gb-1794-entire-bearing-straight-line-melrose-handstamp-details-below-am1571","provider":"AGStamps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}