Letter
Collection object
1986.0099
H. 23.1 W. 18.9, as folded for posting H. 7.5 W. 12.0
Letter, ms under printed head. Addressed to Peter O'Brien, Bank Place, Limerick, 26 June 1841, and signed James Dudgeon & Son, agents. Printed head "County Fire Office and Provident Life Office,/ Regent-Street, London/ And/ Bank, Henry-Street, Dublin." Reminder that the premiums for assurance on the life of Mr. Francis Gore are late and a fine likely. Single sheet folded to form four pages, first of which has printed heading with text under; folded then four times to form cover; remains of red seal bearing imprint of which "[F?]ire" and "[L?]ife are legible. Unperforated penny red postage stamp, on bluish paper, of Victoria. Cancellation on stamp, a Maltese Cross; on reverse, circular black "Limerick/ Ju 27/ 1841" and red lozenge in which "3 A/ JU 26/ 41". Paper embossed at top left with a small circle in the centre of which is a crown with "Dublin/ No P..." and watermarked "GW/ 1833" Perforations through paper at both left and right edge as folded for posting.