Oroville, California: 1859 and 1862. Unbound. One letter is dated October 16, 1858; the other, June 28, 1862. No mailing envelopes. The first letter has a few small holes at the intersection of some mailing folds. Notice one old near invisible repair to a short split along a mailing fold... More about Two letters from a gold seeker whose wagon train was attacked by Mormons and Paiutes shortly...

Middletown, Connecticut: 1852. Envelope or Cover. Four-page letter with its mailing envelope. The cover bears a circular Middletown, Con. Postmark with black “PAID” and circled “3” handstamps; three cents being the cost to mail a prepaid letter up to 3,000 miles. Both are in nice shape. In this... More about Letter from a student at Wesleyan University to a friend attending Charlotte Academy describing...