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1837 Hartford, CT stampless DEAF & DUMB ASYLUM STUDENT

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Sold Date: 05/06/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Stamps

Postal History

Long and detailed 3 page stampless folded letter written June 19, 1837 by S.O Bliss in Hartford, Connecticut and sent to a relative Mr. John Blisss (believe the writer's father) in Tolland, CT. The writer is a school teacher, and gives a very detailed report about schools in Hartford, referencing many names, schools, number of scholars, subjects taught, where she boards, some controversy about teaching methods, one teacher was told to basically shape up or an officer would be sent to remove her ! The writer attends the South Church in Hartford. Towards the end of the letter, she references a deaf and dumb girl who can't be propertly educated in the public schools and they are trying to get her boarded at the "Asylum," - no doubt a reference to the historic American School for the Deaf in Hartford - founded in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Last name of the person that will either attend school at the Asylum or write the Aslym is "Daggett" (could be Colonel Daggett). More research should reward you here ! Enlarged scans provided for your research benefit. This letter contains no postmarks - it was hand carried from Hartford to Tolland. It is fully intact and in excellent condition. Terms $1.00 postage in the United States, and only $ 2.00 elsewhere. We combine postage for multiple purchases. Postal insurance and registration extra. We're members of the American Philatelic Society. We've been selling on eBay since July 1998 and - thanks to the support of customers like you - have a 100% feedback rating. !

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