Handwritten Journal, Letter and Postcards (1835-1924)

"You are bidding on several handwritten items.

The first is an financial ledger that measures 13x6 inches.  It is in excellent condition for its age, with some normal wear on the outside as well as some loose binding on the inside covers.  Only the first 9 pages of the ledger are filled, but the writing is beautiful and covers a span of five years from 1884-1889.  Also included are some clippings from the 1950s that one of the ledger's owners must have stuck in the inside at some point.  There are five clippings all of which discuss the contest solutions to the Know New England Contest Puzzles. 

The second item is a letter dated 1835.  It is addressed to a Daniel B. Lake and a Charlotte Centre of New York.  It is sent from Philadelphia and is dated January 8, 1835.  The letter is in excellent shape with only a small burn and a few tiny tears where the letter had been folded.  It is currently safe in a plastic protector.

The third item is a 1857 diary/planner.  It was owned by a man named Charles, whose last name I cannot make out.  The front page of the diary indicates it is from Concord, NH.  The entire diary is written in pencil, but has held up well considering.  There are many entries throughout the diary, but are sporadic with some days and months having many entries and others having none.  The entries vary from appointment/events to comments about finances, while some are slightly more personal, discussing work or on one day (May 5th), the weather stating simply "rainy day."

The final item or items are four postcards ranging from 1906 to 1924.  The post cards can be viewed in the attached pictures.  Two have writing on both sides, while one only has an address and no message on the left side.  And the final one is blank on the back.  The three with writing are all postmarked.  One is postmarked Bar Harbor, ME.  Another is postmarked Pennsylvania and the third is postmarked from Massachusetts..."

eBay Item# 160117563097

Comments

[Christy]

Is it just me, or is it a bad sad that the owner's memories sell for a mere $15 now?

It also makes me wonder how the documents and the orig. owner were seperated. Did the orig. owner die with no children? Did he/she simply discard them? Were they left in a house or storage facility somewhere?

So many questions... so few answers.

[Crystal]

There not my memories. They aren't even memories really...they are financial ledgers and some postcards and a letter. They are just things that I picked up at antique stores. And right now, I need money more than I need antiques so that I can get my degree and make my own memories.