Undated but clearly 1800s, wax seal. Addressed to Daniel Goodwin at Hartford Bank. Mentions City Hotel, author Charles Lamb, and weak economy — “8000 people in this city will be thrown out of employment” if things don’t get better

From a cache of letters belonging to Nathaniel GOODWIN (1782-1855) and family. Nathaniel was a genealogist, Probate Judge, and Treasurer of Hartford CT. He also published "Descendants of Thomas Olcott" (1845), "The Foote Family" (1849), and posthumously, “Genealogical Notes of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts," with a memoir (1856).

All ephemera shows wear commensurate to age, including, potentially, stains, worn corners, dings, fraying, scents, stray marks, rips, and other imperfections, etc. You get what you see.

Decent condition for age, but does have a definite scent.