Envelope or Cover. This stampless letter from George Davis, a merchant in Sweden, to his mother in New York measures 26” x 13” unfolded. It was datelined “Gothenburg June 26 1820” and privately carried to Boston where it was rated at 19 cents, 17 cents for inland postage plus a...... 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
Brocton-Bridgewater, Massachusetts: 1823-1828. String. Brocton and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were located within about seven miles of each other, about 25 miles south of Boston and 35 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Both of these manuscript account books were kept between 1823 and 1828. One is for Sylvanus Keith &..... More
New York, New York to Roseboom, New York: circa 1880. Unbound. This wholesale advertising broadside for the Miners’ Oil Company of New York measures 8.5” x 11”. The envelope features a blue illustration of miner with pick and shovel leaning against three with additional barrels, a factory, a workman, a...... More
Norfolk, Virginia via the ship Trisnifor to Funchal, Madeira: 15 August 1828. Unbound. This one-page stampless folded letter was carried to Funchal, Madeira off the coast of northwest Africa at a privately-determined rate by ship’s captain. It measures 16” x 10” unfolded and bears a manuscript annotation reading “via Azores..... More
Various locations, primarily Connecticut and New York: 1794-1827. Unbound. This archive contains 46 manuscript and partially-printed receipts, invoices, ship registrations, letters, and similar items. It begins with a 1794 letter from an agent in London to the family patriarch, Samuel Watkinson Sr., concerning the purchase of property in the United..... More
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Norfolk, Virginia via the ship Jolly Tan to Madeira: 27 March 1791. Unbound. This two-page stampless folded letter was carried to Madeira off the coast of northwest Africa at a privately-determined rate by the ship captain. It measures 16” x 10” unfolded and bears a manuscript annotation reading “P The..... More
Hope Factory to Franklin, Tennessee: April 24th 1844. Unbound. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 15” x 12” unfolded. It was hand-carried by a slave between two brothers who owned a textile-grist mill complex and is annotated “Per boy Will” in the lower left corner of the address panel. In..... More
St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 1917. Envelope or Cover. An attractive advertising cover featuring a large illustration of the St. Louis Independent Packing Company with two enclosed invoices. The illustrated envelope is franked with a two-cent red Washington stamp (Scott #487) and posted with a 1917 machine..... More
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Kingston, Pennsylvania to Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: 1854. Envelope or Cover. One-page stampless folded letter from a hiring agent informing a client that he has located and tentatively procured the services of a broom maker. The letter shows a circular Kingston postmark dated “Mar/21” as well as a straightline..... More
