Letter from Prospect Farm, C.C. Heaton, proprietor, East Thetford, Vermont, dated August 27, 1877

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Collection Type

Manuscripts

Date

1877-08-27

GUSN

GUSN-241677

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Agriculture
Equipment
Agriculture - Equipment - Folder 1
Letter from Prospect Farm, C.C. Heaton, proprietor, East Thetford, Vermont, dated August 27, 1877
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Agriculture
    - Equipment
      - Agriculture - Equipment - Folder 1
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        Billhead for Ames Plow Company, agricultural implements and machines, Quincy Hall over the Market, Boston, Mass. and no. 53 Beekman Street, New York, dated July 6, 1868
        Letter from Prospect Farm, C.C. Heaton, proprietor, East Thetford, Vermont, dated August 27, 1877 (current record)
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Description

The letterhead states the farm breeds Alderney Cattle and Essex Pigs. This item is a letter from "Aunt" to "Harvey" on Prospect Farm letterhead stationery.

Details

Descriptive Terms

agriculture
farms
letters (correspondence)
manuscripts (document genre)

Physical Description

1 letter ; 10 x 8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.002.02.01.009

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

East Thetford (Orange county, Vermont)

Record Details

Material Type

letters (correspondence)
manuscripts (document genre)

Subjects

Cattle breeders
Swine breeders

Description Level

Item

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