Name/Title
Letter - R. Brunner 1869Entry/Object ID
2024.2.426Scope and Content
A large blue colored letter folded in such a way to make its own envelope. It is addressed to R. Brunner, Esq, Portsmouth, Ohio and is postmarked New York APR 7 with a red 3¢ stamp. When folded, that back contains a green seal reading "CONSULAT SLISSE NEW YORK".
On the album sheet, written in black reads 'No. 94 Business letter from the Swiss Counsel in New York to R. Brunner in Portsmouth, Ohio Carried to St. Joseph by the Brunner family.'Context
New York 7th April 1869
R. Brunner
Portsmouth, Ohio
Except for a few words here and there, the letter is written in one of the four national languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Most likely German.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Notes
10.5" X 16"
