Dear Mother, 1882 Letter with Sweet Little Drawings antique treen spice box That key is long gone

That key is long gone

the perfect pop of color amid some carved wooden objects or whatever

19th century New England I believe

mid 1800s I believe and maybe even a bit earlier

The first half is dedicated to treating the ailments of humans

Dear Mother, 1882 Letter with Sweet Little Drawings antique treen spice box That key is long goneI just can't not rescue things like this. It's the two awkward drawings of the boy with hands in his pockets one on the back of the envelop, one on a separate little bit of paper that really do it for me, but the birds flying across the top of the letter and envelope both, and two little drawing of fans and springing flowers are pretty sweet too. And then this letter to mother, written a few days before the Christmas of 1882, addressing everything