1883 Handwritten Letter Advertising Inquiry New Ipswich NH Signed S A Thayer For Sale
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1883 Handwritten Letter Advertising Inquiry New Ipswich NH Signed S A Thayer: $69.77
We combine shipping. Antique 1883 Handwritten Letter Advertising Inquiry New Ipswich NH Signed S A Thayer Approximately 7.75".2by 10" Folds and tears to one side. See pics for condition.
Item Overview
Type: Original Handwritten Manuscript / Letter & Ad Draft
Date: November 17, 1883
Origin: New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Recipient: The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)
Author: S. A. Thayer
Content Summary
An authentic 19th-century handwritten letter requesting advertising rates for a newspaper campaign, followed by the exact draft of the advertisement for "Thayer's One Hundred Formulas" ("A fortune for One dollar").
Letter Transcription:
"New Ipswich, N.H. Nov. 17/83
The RepublicanSpringfield Mass.
Please give me your lowest estimate for inserting the following ad. in your daily issue paper, three times weekly, for one year in one inch space.
Ad Draft Transcription:
"A fortune for One dollar
Thayer's One Hundred Formulas contains over 200 receipts for making the most popular proprietary articles, which pay enormous profits. A lady with only $7.00 Capital made several hundred dollars in three months. One man with $25. supported a family, saved $500. and established himself for life. With a copy of this work and $2. You Can make a fortune. Sent postpaid to any address for $1.00. 10 sample receipts for 10c. address S. A. Thayer New Ipswich N.H."
