Lake Village, New Hampshire: Pepper’s Hosiery Mill, Circa 1870. Unbound. In this unsigned 12-page summary on stationery headed “Office of J. Pepper’s Hosiery Mill, / Lake Village, N. H. 187 “, John Pepper claims that employers and competitors cheated him, infringing upon his patents. In nice shape. A transcript will..... More

Loudonville [Ohio]: 1852. Unbound. This four-page letter from E. F. Judkins is datelined “Loudonville [Ohio] December 19 1852”. There is no mailing envelope. In this letter, Judkins, who was apparently the foreman of a track-laying crew for the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad relates the difficulties he is facing and..... More

Troy, New York: 1840. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless letter measures 8¾” x 12½”. It was sent by C.W. Thompson in Troy on 12 February 1840 to business associates, the Nye Brothers, in Champlain, New York. It bears a circular red Troy postmark and a manuscript “18¾”, the cost..... More

Various: 1932-1940. This lot contains around 65 Great Depression foreclosure documents: Administrator’s Deeds, : Master’s Deeds, Sheriff’s Deeds, Special Master’s Deeds, Trustee’s Deeds, Trustee’s Deeds Under Sale, and Warranty Deeds. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company was listed as the plaintiff or complainant in all of the foreclosures and..... More

Quincy, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire: 1841-1845. Envelope or Cover. This archive consists of nine stampless folded letters between Nathaniel White at Quincy, Massachusetts, and his son, George, who attended Philips Exeter Academy and later Yale. The letters were written between 1841 and 1845; eight were written by Nathaniel and..... More

Boston to London: 1735. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 15” x 11¾” unfolded. It was sent by William Clark in Boston “To Mr Christr: Kilby / Mercht / In London”. The letter was favor carried by a ship’s master, Captain Cary. In nice shape. Transcript will be provided... More

New York: 1882. Envelope or Cover. This 1882 advertising packet directed toward retail merchants and addressed to Creasy & Brown of Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, that consists of an An illustrated broadsheet featuring a bottle of Cashmere Bouquet Perfume, A 20-page pricelist listing over 200 perfumes, soaps, and scented..... More