New York City to Palmer, Massachusetts: 1819. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 9” x 16” unfolded. It is datelined “New York Jan 9th 1819” and bears a red, circular New York City postmark dated January 19 and a manuscript rate mark that reads, “18½”, the cost..... More

Battle Creek, Michigan: March 24, c[1884-1888]. Envelope or Cover. This Battle Creek College mailing envelope features an illustration of the school, a description of its mission, and a short summary of its instructional programs. It is addressed to Bristol Center, New York and franked with a brown, 2-cent Washington stamp..... More

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC: American Red Cross, 1917-1918. Various. This archive consists of one American Red Cross membership card, two American Red Cross donation receipts, four official letters discussing American Red Cross certification on official American Red Cross letterhead (three with their postally use mailing envelopes), one postcard discussing..... More

[Toulon, Illinois]: 1875-1898. Notebook. This notebook contains over 120 pages, 66 of which contain Bacmeister’s potential inventions. They are written in pen and pencil; all are legible. An annotation in the front matter suggests Bacmeister initially purchased the notebook in 1859 although he did not begin using it until 1875..... More

Marietta, Pennsylvania: 1861-1880. Wraps. The cover of this 53-page handbound manuscript ledger measures approximately 5.25” x 8” although individual leaves vary in size between 3.75” x 6.25” and 4.5” x 7.5”. Entries are recorded legibly in pencil, and the pages are in nice shape. The binding is sound; however, the..... More