Needed: N. Hampshire Town Name

Greetings ... Will try to upload image of a cover from 1826. Seeking the name of the Town to which it is addressed. Thanks.

centerstage98

Appears to be a folded letter. Is there anything in the contents which might provide a clue? The US 14th President, Franklin Pierce, was from New Hampshire. He came from a large family.

Contents of letter don't give a clue as to addressee .. it's very fragile .. could not find much on Milton Pierce in internet searches .. a lot of Pierces in NH

My wild guess... OrforD

Orford, New Hampshire, chartered in 1761

The "r" in Pierce looks like the second "r" in Orford

That's as close as anything I have so far ... I was kind of ignoring the start, which looks like "Oz," and looking at end, which looks like "fa_e" ... maybe it's someone writing "Orfore" instead of "Orford."

I think you are correct. He misspelled it as Orfore, but that sounds very similar to Orford when talking.

I agree, Orford, NH. Thanks for sharing.

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I'll bet the contents do. Just like comparing the "r" formations already. Specifically, if written by the same person who addressed the letter the contents will contain multiple examples of how the writer formed certain letters when at the beginning, middle, and end of words.

As an example to look for. It is very common in old letters for the final "d" to have a stroke looping back up over itself. The writer will probably write words like "and" with that same looped "d" as he writes "Orford" on the outside. Not a typo. Here is a small portion of a letter written in 1810, including the double ss "Congrefs" near the end!



Additionally, what is the origin postmark town at the upper left?

Agree the destination is Orford. The origin is Wells River, VT.

Thanks so much for all the help! Much appreciated!