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

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.