Lot 65337 – Antrim: 1722 (3.2) Small neat folded entire from Antrim

Antrim: 1722 (3.2) Small neat folded entire from Antrim to The Right Honourable Edward Southwell at his Office at White Hall, London, showing on reverse clear linear ANTRIM in black with abbreviated CnTRY and London bishop arrival alongside, fine and scarce.

Note: Edward Southwell (1671–1730), chief secretary for Ireland and MP, was born 4 September 1671, sole surviving son of Sir Robert Southwell, diplomat and politician, of Kings Weston, Gloucestershire, England, and Kinsale, Co. Cork, and his wife Elizabeth Dering. The Southwells were early adherents to William of Orange, and the young Edward joined William’s retinue (1688) before accompanying him to Ireland (1690).