American Letter Mail Co., 5L1, 5c Black, with "FREE", used on 1844 Folded Letter with Red Company Datestamp to Philadelphia

Aug 15, 18444 folded letter with red "FOWARDED BY AMERICAN MAIL CO. NO 102 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA" handstamp. Docketed "R.R. Boyd Aug 15/44", who was a merchant in New York. The stamp heavily torn away, perhaps to prevent reuse by the addressee, and the letter with horizontal and vertical file folds.