On offer are a large archive of 45 letters and related ephemeral material, for the family of Edith H. Chase, of Salisbury Mills, Orange County, New York, all dated between 1874 and 1887. The collection mainly consists of incoming letters (approximately 33) to Edith Howser Chase, with about half dated 1886-1887, when Edith would have been between the ages of 18 and 19 years old. Other letters are addressed to members of her family, her grandmother, Aunt Nellie, and others, as well as girlhood friends. Edith wrote several letters as well. There is much description of family, domestic life and ac... View More...
