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1869 Henry L. Caldwell & Co Boston Wholesale Grocers Letterhead – Puerto Rico Molasses TradeApproximately 7.75" by 4.75"
Offered is an original May 22, 1869 handwritten business letter on ornate letterhead from Henry L. Caldwell & Co., Wholesale Grocers, 1 Commerce Street, Boston. This early Reconstruction-era commercial correspondence was sent to S.W. Dudley & Co. and discusses availability of choice Puerto Rico molasses, specifically the Anchor brand, offered at favorable prices.
The letter features:
Beautiful printed 19th-century Boston wholesale grocer letterhead
Clear ink manuscript content, fully legible
Discussion of Puerto Rico molasses trade, a key import commodity of the era
Signed Henry L. Caldwell & Co.
Reverse docketed “H.L. Caldwell & Co., Boston, May 22, ’69”
This is a wonderful piece of Reconstruction-period mercantile history, ideal for collectors of early American commerce, Boston business ephemera, grocery/food trade, molasses & sugar import history, or 19th-century letterhead.
Condition: Very good for age—light toning and minor edge wear consistent with 150+ years of storage.
