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Lot 8 THE SECOND EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER FROM JAMAICA; 20th May 1675 fine EL from Sir Thomas Moodyford (the Governor of the island), headed "Jamayca", sent to Sir Richard Hopkins in London, courtesy of "Capt. Molesworth (who brings these)". Very few pre-1700 letters from Jamaica of any kind have been recorded; this letter is addressed to the same man as the only earlier known letter (which is dated 1670). In fact the first Jamaican P.O., that was intended to commence in 1663, was hardly use