Gillespie, Elizabeth Duane, 1821-1901 [Announcement for the Central Fair Letter Boxes]

GLC04637

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GLC#
GLC04637
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
circa 1864
Author/Creator
Gillespie, Elizabeth Duane, 1821-1901
Title
[Announcement for the Central Fair Letter Boxes]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 37 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Gillespie, postmistress for the Central Fair, directs Fair participants to "Letter-Boxes, as a great convenience to all desiring to correspond with visitors to the Fair; as well as for letters to be delivered throughout the City, or at the Post Office for mailing." Summarizes mailing requirements and rates.

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