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Gold rush letter from a farmer who found there was more money in growing hay than mining for gold

W[illiam Brantley] Furman

Sonora, California: 1852. This stampless folded letter measures 17” x 10.75” unfolded. It is datelined “Sonora Cal. 2th Sept 1852”. The front of the cover bears a circular “10” rate mark, handstamped in blue. It is postmarked with a double circle Sonora postmark dated “Sepp / 28”. The letter is..... More about Gold rush letter from a farmer who found there was more money in growing hay than mining for gold

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Letter from a young lawyer and recent graduate of Hanover College to a friend who was still enrolled reporting the founding of an early independent Memphis fire company to include the purchase of an engine and misconduct at a firemen's ball

[Xenophon] B. Sanders to Edward “Ned” C. Porter

Memphis, Tennessee to South Hanover, Indiana: 1849. Envelope or Cover. This four-page stampless folded letter measures 15” x 9.5” unfolded. Sent from Memphis to South Hanover, Indiana and bears a circular Memphis postmark in blue and a manuscript “10” rate marking and the annotation “via river mail.” It has a...... More about Letter from a young lawyer and recent graduate of Hanover College to a friend who was still...