PICKERING, TIMOTHY. Letter Signed, as Secretary of State, to Valck and Company, concerning an incident between their ship Aurora and theBritish Frigate Latona, recommending that they proceed with their claim to the Minister of Great Britain. Early

PICKERING, TIMOTHY. Letter Signed, as Secretary of State, to Valck and Company, concerning an incident between their ship Aurora and theBritish Frigate Latona, recommending that they proceed with their claim to the Minister of Great Britain. Early bibliographic note written on verso by B. Mayer. 1 page, single 4to sheet; offsetting from portrait engraving accompanying the lot, hinged to a larger sheet. "Department of State," 11 January 1799