Vintage 1906 Handwritten Letter Mohawk Hill NY Boonville Herald Sleighing Baby For Sale

Vintage 1906 Handwritten Letter Mohawk Hill NY Boonville Herald Sleighing Baby

5 pages approximately 5\" by 8\" Folds, see pics for condition

1906 Handwritten Letter - Mohawk Hill, NY (Boonville Herald, Sleighing, Baby Announcement)

Description:Up for sale is an original, 5-page handwritten letter written on lined paper, dated March 11, 1906, from Mohawk Hill, New York (Lewis/Oneida County area). Written to \"Dear Emma\" by her friend \"Net.\"

Key Topics & Highlights:

• Local References: Mentions sending a notice to the Boonville Herald and references High Market.

• Winter Weather & Sleighing: Describes the mild winter weather (\"grandest weather this winter\"), noting that sleighing is getting thin and people are switching to buggies.

• Daily Life & Crafts: Talks about finishing a pair of hand-knitted gloves that took a whole week to complete.

• Birth Announcement: Mentions \"the stork visited us one night about four weeks ago and brought a little lamb.\"

• Lumber Work: Mentions boys working in the woods cutting lumber to build a house.