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Dear Mama

Needlepoint bookmark.

Found in "Prints and Their Makers" edited by Fitzroy Carrington. Published by The Century Co., 1912.

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Good Satisfaction

Novelty advertisment, front looks like old Confederate Currency, the other side reads:

This is to certify that I ____
the happily wedded wife of ____
do hereby permit my husband ____
to go where he pleases and when he pleases, as I know he is a good judge. I also wish he would go to WILLIAM STURM for his clothing, because I know he would have good satisfaction.

William Sturm
Merchant Tailor

Found in "The Living Shadow" by Maxwell Grant. Published by Street and Smith, 1931.

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This week's winner was Cecila Ann Provost who entered here on the site. Thanks so much to all of you who entered, see you here next week.

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Friday Giveaway: Nine Antiquarian Books - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Rent and Reservations

Note of receipt, dated March 22, 1869:

Received Guilderland March 22, 1869 from Appalina Livingston & heirs of Philip Livingston, Deceased Twenty Four 34/100 Dollars in full for rent and reservations due Stephen Van Rensselaer on farms leased to Christian Kaley Jan 4th 1791. The amount that I paid to the said Van Rensselaer on the 29th day of March 1868 for rent and release due from said heirs of Philip Livingston deceased

Henry Kaley

Livingston and Van Rensselaer are both well-known names from New York State history.

Found in "The Farmer's Law Book and Town Officer's Guide" by Jacob Multer. Published by Munsell, 1851.

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Flesh And Limbs

Letter, dated July 7th, 1907 - Passaic NJ:

It has been a long long time since we have heard from you and I miss your letters more than I can tell you. Lillie has seen you since and has given you our whereabouts. She was with me one winter and how I did hate to have her go away. My old friends are few and I so seldom see them. No doubt you have more ??? to learn - that at my time in life I had chosen. Boarding House business - I do not think but know it will shorten my days. I am at it and do not know enough to get out of it. My dear Mother always worked very hard with the exception of bringing up us children. I have had to work harder and will have to keep it up to the end - for the past 4 months I have been sick and required the services of a nurse part of the time. Doctor calls it ?? caused by over work, flesh and limbs painful and badly swollen. I keep four in help. Butler and 3 girls, 20 guests in our house and extra table boarders. I have been away from Middleton two years. I want to go home very much. Can't leave until I get some one to relieve me. We have a charming home here 12 minutes from NY. My guests are mostly men that do business in NY. ? home to lunch. This business is all right if I were 35 years - when 19 years is added I am not as capable. I am now just the age of Mother when she was taken.

Found in "The Parisians: Part One" by Edward Bulwer Lytton. Published by Collier, 1901.

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