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ORIGINAL 1923–1925 HANDWRITTEN AMERICAN FAMILY LETTERS
TREAT FAMILY — MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
An appealing collection of original handwritten family correspondence dating from the 1920s, associated with the Treat family of Middletown, Connecticut.
This multi-letter grouping preserves personal accounts of family visits, daily routines, employment, travel, church activities, and relationships during the years immediately preceding the Great Depression.
ORIGINAL DATED CORRESPONDENCE
Visible dates and locations include:
• June 1923 — West Haven, Connecticut
• May 7, 1924 — Personal family letter
• May 16, 1924 — Middletown, Connecticut
• May 19, 1924 — Middletown correspondence
• June 15, 1925 — Handwritten family letter
Additional handwritten pages and correspondence are included.
PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY
Several letters begin with affectionate greetings such as "Dear Ma" and "Dear Chas."
The correspondence discusses visitors from Vermont, train journeys to New Haven, family plans, holiday gifts, and everyday household matters.
One particularly interesting letter describes contacting the police department about obtaining a license to peddle, including a $2 payment and arrangements with the city clerk.
These details provide an authentic glimpse into ordinary American work and family life during the 1920s.
PERIOD STATIONERY AND HANDWRITING
The letters appear on an assortment of original stationery, including cream, white, blue, and pink paper.
One sheet bears a printed New Britain, Connecticut, heading.
The varied handwriting, personal details, and dates give the grouping the character of a small surviving family correspondence archive rather than an assortment of unused stationery.
HISTORICAL AND COLLECTOR INTEREST
Original family letters are valuable primary-source materials for understanding how Americans lived, worked, traveled, and maintained family relationships before the widespread use of modern communications.
This grouping may interest collectors and researchers of:
• 1920s American history
• Antique handwritten letters
• Connecticut family history
• Treat family genealogy
• New England local history
• Vintage personal correspondence
• Historical manuscript archives
• Everyday working-class history
• Early-20th-century Americana
All original handwritten letters and manuscript pages shown are included together.
IMPORTANT: The decorative black clip visible in the photographs was used only during photography and is NOT included in the sale.
Original historical correspondence, not reproductions.
Please review the photographs carefully for contents and condition. Sold as pictured.
