I Re-Discovered A Cover Just Now!

Like the header states I overlooked this interesting cover amongst my hometown collection. It has the contents, of which I have not read yet, but I'll scan them in a bit.

It appears that Mr. Skerrett was in the military.

Sometimes the most basic of philatelic items can contain the most interesting content.

Indeed friend! That's why I'm picking up stuff from my hometown with contents if possible. It's more out of curiosity of their lives than postal history. I just want to achieve a document of people lives and how the town has changed over it's history. It fascinates me to end really. Sometimes I find myself staring at one of those old folded letters or covers for what feels like hours just wondering where it's been and about these peoples lives...just amazing!

Here is an item on Commodore Skerrett:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archiv...415B8285F0D3

another: from 1889:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archiv...415B8984F0D3

Wow that's neat stuff! I wonder why in one of his other letters I have he is a sales rep for some kind of machinery factory and having trouble doing that- to being a Commodore of a US Navy fleet? I guess he really must have excelled at his new occupation eh?

Correction- He was a sales rep in 1893 after this letter from 1890.

I_L_S: I think you are confusing two individuals in your genealogical history. The named person on the cover shown in this thread is Commodore (later Rear Admiral) Joseph S. Skerett.

You recently posted in another thread a cover and letter addressed to his son, J. Taylor Skerrett (a/k/a Joseph Taylor Skerrett), presumably written by his wife, who was formerly the "Miss Frances R. Williams" as shown on the cover at the beginning of this thread.

Here's the previous link:

https://goscf.com/t/31334

Joseph S. Skerrett was a career US Navy man, retiring with the rank of Rear Admiral. His son, J. Taylor Skerrett worked on various engineering and construction projects by trade (perhaps in sales).

Incidentally, the individual named on the cover at the beginning of this scan, Miss Frances R. Williams, was later to marry J. Taylor Skerrett, following which she was known as Mrs. Frances Rebekah Williams Skerrett (or Mrs. F.R.W. Skerrett, for short) as documented in the following history:




Obviously, the "son of an admiral" refers to J. Taylor Skerrett's father, Commodore (later Rear Admiral) Joseph S. Skerrett.

Your absolutely right! I should scan that letter but I cant hardly make out the cursive or handwriting. Maybe in the morning I'll put them up.

Here are scans of the letter if anyone is interested to read it?

Skerrett letter:

Pg. #1. Front:


Pg. #1. Back:


Pg. #2. Front:



Pg. #2. Back:


Pg. #3. Front:


Pg. #3. Back:

Ok, ILS, when you decifer that letter then I have another for you. The signature on yours is Ester Forsman who (I think) was married to Frank Forsman. I have another letter from Frank to Francis regarding accommodations in Williamsport for her party. It is really nice letterhead from the Forsman Lumber Company.

Wow! I'd love to see it! I'm having a heap of trouble deciphering this one at the moment. The n's look like w's or squiggly lines and is most confusing!