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1871 LETTER & Cover/STEPHEN O. ELKINS Store/HERSMAN IL--15th VERMONT Civil War
1871 LETTER & Cover/STEPHEN O. ELKINS Store/HERSMAN IL--15th VERMONT Civil War

1871 LETTER & Cover/STEPHEN O. ELKINS Store/HERSMAN IL--15th VERMONT Civil War

$ 10.55

Availability: 16 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1900
  • Condition: See description.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Letter (5 ¼” by 8”) and envelope from Stephen O. Elkins of Hersman, Illinois, dated and postmarked (hand cancelled, Hersman, Ill.) 1871, both with advertising print for the S.O. Elkins & Co. store. The letterhead on the letter sheet reads Office of S.O. Elkins & Co., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, &c., Hersman, Ill., and the print on the cover reads If not called for in five days return to S.O. Elkins & Co., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, &c., Hersman, Illinois. The letter was written by Elkins to Ferdinand Darling of Wheelock, Vermont, and acknowledges the receipt of a check payment (with a reference to Dr. Baxter) and gives a little bit of local news. Aunt Ann, wife of Jacob Hersman, had recently died, but the other sick folks in the area were recovering. Stephen O. Elkins (1837-1882) was originally from Wheelock VT and had served as a second lieutenant in the 15
    th
    Vermont Infantry during the Civil War. He moved from VT to Illinois in 1866 and established a store in the town of Hersman IL, located in Brown County in western Illinois, near Mount Sterling ILs. Ferdinand Darling (1828-1891) was a prominent farmer in the town of Wheelock VT. The letter and cover are in good or better condition with light wear and soiling. A nice little bit of Hersman IL history!