[Charlie], 1870.

The letter has an embossed bust of a young woman in the upper corner and is lined paper. Measures 8 by 5 inches. Originally was folded in thirds, the outer page (with signature) is a bit age-toned. The writing is in a legible uniform period cursive.

Very Good. Item #013912

The letter is authored by "Charlie" and there is no indication of gender but the embossing and style of handwriting lend to my belief that the author was a young woman and if so to have a bookkeeping job away from her home may have been out of the standard.

Most of the letter is an apology for not writing due to the author's [Charlie] strenuous workload [something to do with the railroad and bookkeeping].

The last fourth of the letter describes economic conditions: "the farmers are all pleading poverty". “Wheat was poor but hogs good”.

The authors employment/business hopes are in the arrival of a railroad and exactly where the line runs.

 Of a trivial interest is that the date is written over a '7' over a '6' as the letter was written on January 2 and the previous year was begun to be written.

Price: $95.00