1767 Stampless Folded Letter, Blandford, Virginia to Madeira via the Falmouth–Madeira–West Indies Packet

Letter datelined "26 Nov 1767" from John Baird in Blandford, Virginia, addressed to Newton & Gordon, Madeira. Carried privately to a port and placed aboard the Falmouth Packet Duncannon. Received "4 Jan 1768" and answered "18 Jan 1768".

There is an article written on August 20, 1767 from the Virginia Gazette that mentions a Captain Robert Crawford who is listed in manuscript on the FL, who had a West Indies Packet that entered the  James River. The FL most likely was put on a ship on the James River in Virginia that sailed directly to Madeira.

Also, there are sailing records that the Duncannon packet departed Falmouth on December 24, 1767, and arrived at Madeira on January 4, 1768​, taking 40 days to arrive in Madeira on January 4th as well.