The cool folks on Needlebar are helping to read it also.
"Singer Mnfg Co,
Gentlemen, In accordance with Sct 8 of the licence granted us by Howe et al to build sewing machines under certain Patents, we(?) have produced a machine, specimen of which has this day been sent you by Adams express for your approval, which please send us as early as practicable & oblige.
Yours Very Truly,
(?)
Secy (Secretary)"
Is the current thought.
Here is a clean scan.
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and when we turned it over we saw that there is the "Ghost" of another document stained into the back!!!
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