William Beckford made his wealth from the slave trade and from the government compensation following the abolition of slavery. The letter below to London is from him (or most likely his secretary) in 1830, unfortunately with an unreadable Receiving House handstamp. He lived in 19 & 20 Lansdown Crescent, Bath to which the nearest receiving house may be Sion Hill which used the boxed "No.7" handstamp.
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