I SHOW 5 SCANS & 7 PHOTOS, VERY VERY RARE MARYLAND 4 PAGE LETTER HEADLINED \"SPESUTIE ISLAND NOV 10th.\" STRAIGHT LINE POSTMARK IN SCRIPT \"PERRYMANSVILLE MD, NOV 13\" WITH MANUSCRIPT \"25\" RATE (THIS STRAIGHT LINE POSTMARK ONLY USED 1843-1844 / DPO, 1838-1880, changed to Perryman in 1880.), THE POSTMARK IS WORTH SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS BY ITSELF BUT THE LETTER IS THE REAL RARITY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER SPESUTIE ISLAND LETTER AND CAN\'T FIND ANY OTHER EXAMPLES ONLINE, THE SMITH FAMILY WAS THE ONLY FAMILY ON THE ISLAND AT THE TIME. FROM FATHER TO SONS, SENT TO MR ROBERT H SMITH, YALE COLLEGE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. -- (Spesutie Island is a 1,500-acre (610 ha) island located in the Chesapeake Bay in Harford County, Maryland, USA. It lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Aberdeen, Maryland. Spesutie Narrows bounds the island on the west and the bay bounds it on the north, east, and south. The island is part of Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Evidence has been found of the historic presence of Native Americans on Spesutie Island. In 1658, Lord Baltimore granted the island to Nathaniel Utie who named his manor house after his surname and the Latin word for hope, spes.The property remained in the Utie family until 1779 when Samuel Hughes purchased it. In 1802, William Smith bought the island, and his descendants would remain there for almost a century, though the War of 1812 brought some disruption.In late April 1813, troops under the command of Rear Admiral George Cockburn briefly occupied the island, and passing vessels such as HMS Highflyer engaged in the forced purchase of cattle.The Smith family sold the island in 1900 and by 1927 ownership had passed to the Susquehanna Development Company. In 1936, J. P. Morgan, Jr. built a house on the island to use as a hunting lodge. The Spesutie Island Hunting and Fishing Club maintained the island until 1945 when the United States government purchased it and incorporated it into Aberdeen Proving Ground) --- ITEM HAS SOME SMALL SEPARATIONS ALONG FOLD LINES, YOU MIGHT NEVER SEE ANOTHER LETTER FROM SPESUTIE ISLAND !! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON SPESUTIE ISLAND !!SEE PHOTOS, , SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS $5.00 IN USA (INCLUDES INSURANCE) OR $15.00 FOREIGN (INCLUDES REGISTERED MAIL). I COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS ON MULTIPLE ITEM TO SAVE YOU MONEY. CHECK MY VERY HIGH response !! --------------OBITUARY RECORDOFGRADUATES OF YALE UNIVERSITY-Robert Hall Smith, B.A. 1846Born February 29, 1828, in Baltimore, Md.Died September 11, 1915, on Spesutia Island, Harford County, Md.Robert Hall Smith was the son of Samuel W. and Elinor(Donnell) Smith, and was born February 29, 1828, inBaltimore, Md. Through his father, whose parents wereRobert and Margaret Smith, he traced his descent fromSamuel Smith, who came to this country from Ballema-goragh, Ireland, in 1728, settling at Donegal, LancasterCounty, Pa. His mother was the daughter of John andAnne (Smith) Donnell.He was prepared for college at a private school in Balti-more County, and entered Yale as a Sophomore in 1843,receiving his degree with the Class of 1846.After graduation he became engaged in farming onSpesutia Island in Harford County, Md., where he con-tinued to make his home until his death, September 11,I9I5 which resulted from infirmities incident to his age.Interment was in Westminster Cemetery, Baltimore. Hewas a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.