Sent from Philadelphia on June 24, 1844. Sent out of the mails it took two days to deliver to New York City. It was marked received at the US Naval Hospital on July 5.

There is a "1" marking which may indicate a payment of 1¢, yet the normal fee was 2¢?

Carried from Buffalo to New York City by Pomeroy's Letter Express. The Pomeroy's fee of 5¢ prepaid by the blue stamp (117L3), also indicated by the red "PAID" marking. The 2¢ Boyd's fee for delivery within the city was collected from the recipient.

Delivered the same day as posted to Prof. E. A. Johnson at N. Y University..

Carried from Auburn, NY to New York City by Pomeroy's Express. Given to Boyd's for delivery to the American Bible Society. The "Collect 6 1/4" refers to the Pomeroy fee which was due from the recipient along with the 2¢ Boyd's fee. The red "6" indicates the actual fee collected for Pomeroy.

The 6 1/4¢ rate often seen on mail from this time period was used by some postmasters and services in place of the normal 6¢ rate marking. There was a shortage of coins and script during the 1844-45 period. The bulk of the coinage in circulation were Spanish silver dollars of 8 reales, Spanish and Mexican 1/2 reales pieces, and British 3 pence coins valued at 6-1/4¢ each.