Here is an ORIGINAL handwritten letter from a traveling salesperson (a man) to his wife. This letter is dated.... "Monday morning, June 15th" (and believed from previous owner, 1857 ! ). This letter is written (and highlighted) from the "BORDEN MINE" in Frostburg, MD.
NOTE: See images #11 & #12 for better historical information regarding this PERFECT handwritten letter, supposably written in 1857, being 167 years old.
The size of this 2-page letter is: 6.5 inches by 8 inches and in BEATUIFUL and PERFECT condition. NO cover is included here.
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BORDEN SHAFT & BORDEN MINES, Frostburg, Maryland
The Borden Mining Company began mining coal in the 1840's. Borden Shaft mine was the only shaft mine in the Georges Creek Coalfield. By October 1853 Borden Mining Co. was already shipping over 1,800 tons a coal per week. Borden Shaft mine later became Consolidation Coal Co. Mine No. 11, and this mine finally closed in 1937.
While Borden Shaft is a located south of Frostburg, Borden Mining Co. also constructed Borden Mines on the north side of Frostburg in the 1890's. However, by 1907 the operator of the Borden Mine was listed in the Maryland "Mine Inspector's Annual Report" as H. & W. A. Hitchens Coal Co.