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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 23, 1847 |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Brattleboro |
| To State | VT |
| Addressee | Miss Clara H. Bartlett |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 322 5c Dark Brown (1a). Clear to Huge Margins, tied by Red grid, matching "Boston 5 cts" pmk. on Fresh Dec 1847 folded letter to Vermont, VF and Choice ...... (Photo) 475.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 739 realized 400
Alexander listed as 12/23/47
Some information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Ivy & Mader sale Sept 17, 1998 lot 1438
PSAG Cert 0577453 genuine use, dot in S variety
EBAY lot (paperhistory) - image
Letter sent in care of Dr. Robert Ferdinand Wasslehoeft (1796-1852), the inventor of the Water Cure treatment which he administered to patients at the Brattleboro Hydropathic Institution on Elliot Street in Brattleboro in the 1840s. The cure involved healthy foods, community, plenty of exercise and lots of water to drink daily. The fee was approximately $10 a week. Roughly two-thirds of the patients were women, and the rest, men. Children were not allowed. Hundreds of patients were treated each year.
Dr Wesslehoeft originally set up his clinic in Boston in 1840. He was considered a quack by established doctors that tried to cure illness by bloodletting and administering mercury potions, among other things. A prominent doctor, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was instrumental in running Dr. Wesselhoeft out of Boston.
Clara H. Bartlett was probably a patient from Boston.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 739 realized 400
Alexander listed as 12/23/47
Some information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Ivy & Mader sale Sept 17, 1998 lot 1438
PSAG Cert 0577453 genuine use, dot in S variety
EBAY lot (paperhistory) - image
Letter sent in care of Dr. Robert Ferdinand Wasslehoeft (1796-1852), the inventor of the Water Cure treatment which he administered to patients at the Brattleboro Hydropathic Institution on Elliot Street in Brattleboro in the 1840s. The cure involved healthy foods, community, plenty of exercise and lots of water to drink daily. The fee was approximately $10 a week. Roughly two-thirds of the patients were women, and the rest, men. Children were not allowed. Hundreds of patients were treated each year.
Dr Wesslehoeft originally set up his clinic in Boston in 1840. He was considered a quack by established doctors that tried to cure illness by bloodletting and administering mercury potions, among other things. A prominent doctor, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was instrumental in running Dr. Wesselhoeft out of Boston.
Clara H. Bartlett was probably a patient from Boston.
