1838 – A letter from a manufacturer in Maryland to his father, a farmer in New Hampshire, breathlessly reporting that a Congressional Committee had voted in favor of expelling one Congressman for the killing of another in a duel.
Laurel, Maryland: 1838. Envelope or Cover. This stampless, folded letter, measuring 15” x 9.5” unfolded, was sent by Lyman Fulton from Laurel, Maryland to his father, James, a farmer near Francestown, New Hampshire. The cover bears a red handwritten postmark and rate marking, “Saurel. P.Gs.Co (Prince Georges County) / May..... More