1856-67 antique SUSAN RAYMOND family LETTERS goffstown nh vt boston 11pc LOT

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1856-67 antique SUSAN RAYMOND family LETTERS goffstown nh vt boston 11pc LOT:
$175.00

1856-67 antique SUSAN RAYMOND family LETTERS goffstown nh vt boston 11pc LOT
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DESCRIPTION (AI-assisted draft — please review for accuracy)

An evocative and well-preserved set of eleven (11) handwritten letters with envelopes, dating 1856 – 1867, from the extended Raymond family of Goffstown, New Hampshire, with connections to Cornwall VT, Boston MA, Toledo OH, and New York City.

Writers include J. R. Raymond, attorney with Raymond & Cousens Law Office, 247 Broadway NYC, and relatives addressing Mrs. Susan J. Raymond and family. The collection preserves a vivid record of 19th-century New England domestic, legal, and social life, written in fluent period script on quality laid or wove paper.

Content highlights:
• Family travel between Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York
• Law office letterhead, embossed “R” stationery, and elegant penmanship
• Household, health, and convalescence updates — typhoid, measles, and winter ailments
• Railroad trips, household accounts, and Thanksgiving notes
• Children’s schooling, Sunday meetings, and community gatherings
• One letter with a fabric swatch enclosed (deep maroon textile sample)

All eleven letters retain their original envelopes bearing 3 ¢ Washington stamps and clear postal cancels (Boston, New York, Concord, Cornwall, Toledo, etc.). Each piece has been photographed; light age toning and folds only—no losses or major damage.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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