One page letter from Stephen Higginson dated Boston Aug. 23, 1791 to LeRoy and Bayard Merchants in New York

In the letter Higginson talks about bank shares and their fluctuation. Sales have been attempted at auction, but no buyers appeared except speculators...He then talks about the shipping business and a shipment of Brandy that Leroy and Bayard are sending. Stephenson was an important Boston merchant and served in the Continental Congress of 1784. It appears he was an agent for Leroy and Bayard, who were powerful merchants in NYC.