Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: 1829. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless letter was written by “Edward C.” in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to his cousin, Louisa Elliott in Harrisburg. It is dated May 14th, 1829, and bears a double-circle Huntingdon postmark dated May 15 along with a somewhat ornate manuscript “Paid 12½” rate mark..... More
Ash Glen, Pennsylvania: 1848. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 14.5” x 9.5’ when opened. It was written by Emily Hoopes of Ash Glen, Pennsylvania to Deborah Price of Philopolis, Maryland on ‘’4 mo. 26TH. 1848” (the Quaker method of expressing April 26, 1848. It bears a...... More
Yalesville, Connecticut: Early 1860s. This three-page letter is datelined “Yalesville, August.” It was written in a female hand by “N.M.G.” and the content also suggests the writer was a young woman. It is enclosed in an enveloped franked with a 3-cent Washington stamp that bears a circular Wallingford, Connecticut post..... More
