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1865 Providence RI Letter W/ Ninth National Bank NY Check Ref A S Goddard Co
Handwritten Letter / Business Correspondence
Date: July 13, 1865
Origin: Providence, Rhode Island
Addressee: Silas Pierce & Co.
Writer: A. S. Goddard & Co.
Era: Civil War Era (Post-Appomattox, 1865)
Condition: Excellent antique condition with light fold lines and minor ink show-through.
Full Transcription
[Page 1]
Providence July 13 / 65
Mess. Silas Pierce & Co.Gents
We enclose you check on Ninth National Bank of New York for 1088.34 Dollars, amt. of bill Jan 13th for which please send us Recpt.
And also send us 2 Bbls Rice, the same as we bought in Jan. with you. Mr. Moody will remember what it was, send as soon as it can be sent.
Yours Respectfully,A. S. Goddard & Co.
[Page 2 - Docketing Endorsement]
A. S. Goddard & Co.ProvidenceJuly 13 / 65
Item Description
Up for sale is an original 1865 handwritten business letter sent from A. S. Goddard & Co. in Providence, Rhode Island, to Silas Pierce & Co.
Historical Context & Details:
Dated July 13, 1865, just months after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
References payment via a check drawn on the Ninth National Bank of New York in the amount of $1,088.34.
Orders two barrels of rice (\"2 Bbls Rice\"), referencing a prior transaction made in January involving a \"Mr. Moody.\"
Written in clear, legible period cursive ink on single-page lined paper with a docket endorsement on the reverse.
Ideal for collectors of 19th-century mercantile ephemera, Rhode Island history, financial history, or post-Civil War trade correspondence.
