On Ebay (link below): Description This stampless letter has a manuscript 'postmark' for New Haven, ILL 14 Aug, a handwritten 25 cent rate, and is addressed to Mrs. Catharine Dana, Marietta, Washington county, Ohio, and is a lengthy three+ page letter written by 'Lucy Ann', to Dear Mother & Sisters. The headline is Heralds Prairie, August 11, 1840. Some abstracts: ". [I] was taken sick & confined to my bed for six days, with a violent attack of the flux accompanied by a fever. This disease seemed almost to defy the power of medicine to subdue it as Mrs. Smith tried her Masant[?] pills on me to perfection . but without success." "Cynthia came up & took care of me when I was sick & my old man watched over me day & night with the greatest care & attention he indeed nursed me faithfully but yet I wanted to see my Mammy." ". our Sacramental meeting held in New Haven the last of August. I went on Saturday & stayed in town until the meeting had concluded, Mr. Hensley [?] from Carmi assisted Mr. Spilman he is a very pleasant engaging speaker." "John Wilson joined the Church ." "I was present at the immersion of five that took place at once which consisted of Bethanny Pearce, Wh[???] Potts & wife, Malinda Haskins & old Thomas Maghue [?]." "I am truly anxious to see you all particularly Henrietta since she has a babe." "She will feel sorry when I get off to Mississippi that she did not come & see me. But I must tell you that Aunt Amanda has a fine Daugter though I have not seen her since as it was born about the time I was taken sick." "Mr. Mitchell said he wants to write a little in this letter but he is so busy about his wheat that he as not a moment to spare as he lost several days on account of my sickness. He wished me to tell George that White county has elected Whig candidates to a man except county Commissioner & many are daily turning to the Hero of Tippacanoe almost every Whig in the County walks with a Tippacanoe staff selected from the Battle ground. Our whole country is in a state of confusion Politics run high I am afraid Mr. Smith will injure his health pleading for the cause. Do send him some more Whig papers, he enjoys them so well." More names and news mentioned. Condition of the letter rates average, there' s a tear in the seal area that runs to the side, and right through the manuscript postmark; it was mended a little bit with archival tape from the back. Good thing is -- very interesting contents. Of course, William Henry Harrison was the Whig who was elected President, but died after a short time in Office. It will take a little while to get used to her handwriting. I did a little looking around on the internet and I think the writer of this letter was Lucy Ann Dana, born 1814 Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi, daughter of John Dana and Catherine Walton (this was a Washington co., OH family?), and married William N. Mitchell in 1830 in Carmi, White county, Illinois. A genealogist and historian will have a lot of fun with all the names and stuff. As usual with stampless letters, after writing on one or more sides of a sheet of paper, the letter was folded several times and mailed. An interesting letter good for genealogy and history research. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2980566193&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1