1883 Handwritten Letter Advertising Inquiry New Ipswich NH Signed S A Thayer For Sale

• Type: Original Handwritten Manuscript / Letter & Ad Draft

• Date: November 17, 1883

• Origin: New Ipswich, New Hampshire

• Recipient: The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)

• Author: S. A. Thayer

An authentic 19th-century handwritten letter requesting advertising rates for a newspaper campaign, followed by the exact draft of the advertisement for \"Thayer\'s One Hundred Formulas\" (\"A fortune for One dollar\").

\"New Ipswich, N.H. Nov. 17/83

The RepublicanSpringfield Mass.

Please give me your lowest estimate for inserting the following ad. in your daily issue paper, three times weekly, for one year in one inch space.

Ad Draft Transcription:

\"A fortune for One dollar

Thayer\'s One Hundred Formulas contains over 200 receipts for making the most popular proprietary articles, which pay enormous profits. A lady with only $7.00 Capital made several hundred dollars in three months. One man with $25. supported a family, saved $500. and established himself for life. With a copy of this work and $2. You Can make a fortune. Sent postpaid to any address for $1.00. 10 sample receipts for 10c. address S. A. Thayer New Ipswich N.H.\"