Christmas Eve Letter from Hecht Bros. & Co. Clerk, Pocahontas, Arkansas, 1879

A personal letter written by a clerk for Hecht Bros. & Co. on December 24, 1879, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The letter expresses loneliness and contains commercial content related to the dry goods, boots, shoes, groceries, and general merchandise business of Hecht Bros. & Co. The letter is written on embossed letterhead featuring the names L. Hecht, S. Hecht, and L.F. Nicklase, indicating that the firm may have been Hecht and Nicklase. A gold ink overlay on the letterhead reads 'Hecht and Nicklase Survivor of.'

Associated People/Businesses

• L.F. & Co.
• Robinson, Joseph
• Thompson, Helen
• Hecht Bros. & Co.
• Hecht, L. / Hecht, S.

Geography

• Pittsburgh
• Pocahontas

Subjects

• Commercial correspondence
• Christmas
• Dry Goods

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 11, Folder 1