Hinghwa, Fukien, China: 1948. Envelope or Cover. The earliest letter has two pages and is datelined “Hinghwa, Fukien / October 30, 1948 China” in the final days of Chaing Kai Shek’s Nationalist Government. The second has three pages and is dated April 6, 1950, shortly after Mao Tse Tung’s Communist..... More

Carrey Pottawattamie Indian Reservation, Niles, Michigan: 1829. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded letter measures 15.5” x 12” unfolded. It was datelined “Newboston [New Hampshire] March 11th 1829 and send by Josiah C. Goodridge (sometimes Goodrich) to his sister, “Mrs Fanny Simerwell / Cary on the St Josep’s / Michigan”..... More

Unknown: Circa 1900. Unbound. This two-page, manuscript tribute to missionary nursing is titled, “The Nurse in the Foreign Field.” It bears no author’s name or date of writing. However, from its content, paper, penmanship, and what is recorded about the history of missionary nursing, it was probably written around 1900..... More