1800s Manuscript Letter to Student Washington PA + Envelope with Algebra Math No For Sale

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1800s Manuscript Letter to Student Washington PA + Envelope with Algebra Math No:
$49.97

1800s Manuscript Letter to Student Washington PA + Envelope with Algebra Math Notes

4 pages approximately 4.5” by 7” plus envelope.

Item Details:

Date: 19th Century (circa 1860s–1880s)
Recipient: Mr. Hawley McLanahan (Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania)
Sender: Written by his mother ("Mamma")
Format: Multi-page handwritten manuscript letter complete with original stamped postal envelope
Postage: Features a 3-cent George Washington US postage stamp (Green, 1870s banknote issue era)

Highlights & Content:

Letter Content: Warm family correspondence from a mother to her son attending Washington & Jefferson College (addressed to "Washington & Jefferson Col, Washington, Penna."). She discusses family news, packages received, pictures/framed items, musical encouragement ("I don't want you to forget your music—it is an accomplishment"), personal health, and mentions local acquaintances (Aunt Elizabeth, the "Black band serenade", etc.).
Student Algebra Notes: Highly unique feature—the envelope was reused by the student recipient as scrap paper for solving algebraic equations and math problems in pencil on both front and back.