1906 J L Humphrey Old Colony Creamery New Bedford Ma. Letterhead Letter Butter for Sale

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1906 J L Humphrey Old Colony Creamery New Bedford Ma. Letterhead Letter Butter For Sale

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1906 J L Humphrey Old Colony Creamery New Bedford Ma. Letterhead Letter Butter:
$17.49

March 28, 1906 J. L. Humphrey Makers of Butter Cheese Eggs and Poultry under the Old Colony Creamery name, New Bedford Ma. Letterhead Letter Butter!The contents of the letter incudes a comment about illiteracy being uncommon in their state, \"even among savages in the puke section \", and information about a machine that the recipient wanted to buy from Humphrey.. Found in a cardboard box inside a file cabinet, filled with business related correspondences that dated between 1903-1921. From what we can read in these letters, from 1903-1910 the former owner was involved in the dairy industry, in dairy product manufacturing and in setting up cattle shows. The remainder of the years he was an executive at Clinton Ice Co. , Clinton Illinois. So we have letters of correspondence related to both industries. He attached extra papers using a straight pin instead of a stapler or paper clip, and most of these letters have either a set of holes or still has the pin inserted. All have paper tanning, and wear you would expect on letters stored in a file cabinet (some creases and corner fold-overs). Some have minor handwriting, but you will be receiving the letter you see in our photos.