An engraved card serving as an invitation from Dr. Mütter to Mr. B. Etting for a Wistar Party, dated December 4, 1854, in Philadelphia. The invitation requests Mr. Etting's company on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock and asks for an early answer. The card features an engraved likeness of Caspar Wistar in profile, flanked by the words "WISTAR PARTY" in block letters. The main invitation text is handwritten in ornate script. A handwritten "Ant." appears in the upper left corner.
Subject: 1850s
No additional authority information available for 1850s.
A handwritten letter from M. Chambers to Horace Moses, dated Philadelphia, June 23, 1852. Chambers responds to Moses's note regarding ground rent in Richmond, expressing displeasure about a perceived threat and stating his intention to settle the matter. Chambers mentions being engaged with building in Jersey and his usual practice of annual ground rent payments. The letter is handwritten on plain paper, folded, with a postmark visible on the reverse side.
This shipping record, or bill of lading, documents the shipment of military supplies including 162 pieces of clothing, 172 pieces of blankets, and one box of Prince Paper. The goods were consigned by A. C. Myers, Quartermaster Master of the U.S. Army, and shipped aboard the Brig Mustang from New York, New York, bound for Indianola, Texas. The items were to be delivered to Captain R. E. Clary of the Quartermaster Department, U.S. Army, in San Antonio, Texas. The freight charges amounted to $285.47. The document is a printed form with handwritten details and features a prominent decorative eagle logo, likely representing the U.S. Army, at the top center. A circular blue ink stamp is partially visible on the right side of the document. **3.