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1888 antique IRASBURGH HOUSE irasburgh vt LETTERHEAD JOHN S FROST mail trains
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This original April 11, 1888 Vermont hotel letterhead from Irasburgh House, Irasburgh, Vermont measures approximately 8.75 x 5.75 inches and features attractive late 19th-century typography with decorative starburst design.
Printed header reads:
IRASBURGH HOUSE
G. K. Hill, Proprietor
“Conveyance to and from Mail Trains at Barton Landing.”
Dated: Irasburgh, Vt., April 11th, 1888
The handwritten receipt states:
“Received of John S. Frost as Guardian of Lizzie Nelson Thirty dollars in payment for services and expenses to date as agreed for labor in management of sale of his land…”
Signed: Henry Somers
This document carries strong genealogical content, naming:
JOHN S. FROST
LIZZIE NELSON
HENRY SOMERS
Proprietor G. K. HILL
A fine example of small-town Vermont hotel stationery used for business/legal payment documentation in the 1880s. The printed reference to mail train conveyance ties it to regional railroad-era travel infrastructure.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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