{"product_id":"1844-usa-letter-ipswich-ma-to-hampden-me-ship-supplies","title":"1844 USA letter Ipswich MA to Hampden ME, ship supplies","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e1844 letter from Ipswich Massachusetts to Hampden Maine. Captain (?) of ship about to sail for Hampden giving list of needed supplies. Signed Dulbrook \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHandwriting is hard to decode!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMailed to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \"Mr Jareel Curtis Jr Esq. Hampden Me\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePostmarked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e '\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIPSWICH OCT 3  MS\u003c\/span\u003e' . Handwritten postal rate  \"\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e18¾\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  in cents. In 1844, 18¾¢ would correspond to a letter traveling over 150 miles and weighing more than one sheet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 106, 175);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eIpswich Oct 3 1844\u003cbr\u003eMr Curtis\u003cbr\u003eDear Sir\u003cbr\u003eI am ready to sail for hampden. I want you to get us\u003cbr\u003e8 to 5 m Hemlock nails 6 inch wide 16 \u0026amp; 24 ft long.\u003cbr\u003e2 m Hem plank from to 8 m them \u0026amp; -- joint\u003cbr\u003eResp Yours \u003cstrong\u003eDulbrook \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe letter was mailed from Ipswich, Massachusetts—specifically the historic town in Essex County, on North Shore of Massachusetts Bay., located about 30 miles north of Boston. This Ipswich was a major seaport and lumber hub in the 1840s, making it a logical origin for a business letter referencing timber and shipping to Hampden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e In the 1840s, Ipswich was involved in shipbuilding, lumber trade, and coastal shipping—consistent with the letter’s request for Hemlock planks and mention of sailing to Hampden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49891191816438,"sku":"CA-5803","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4165rsz.jpg?v=1769567597","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1844-usa-letter-ipswich-ma-to-hampden-me-ship-supplies","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}