Gilpin's Exchange Reading Room, Red Oval Forwarding Handstamp on 1859 Folded Letter to France

Folded letter forwarded through Gilpin’s Exchange Reading Room in New York and carried privately aboard the U.S. ship Ohio to Marseilles, France, and subsequently delivered via the ship "Silvia de Grasse", with forwarding notations indicating receipt at Naples on July 6. Enclosed letter of a daughter writing to her father about fine art, travel, and New York City.