Autograph Letter Signed (“C. C. Pope”), Cavendish, Vermont

A concise but evocative travel letter describing a journey through New England by stagecoach. Pope recounts traveling via Colchester, St. Regis, White River Junction, Windsor, and onward to Cavendish Village, where he arrives late at night and lodges with Captain Parker. The letter captures the mechanics of mid-19th-century transportation networks—stage routes, junction towns, and rural destinations—while also conveying the personal dimension of travel, including references to “tender recollections” associated with certain locations. Includes a postscript conveying regards to mutual acquaintances and a clear instruction for reply, reflecting the social networks maintained through correspondence. Good to very good; typical folds, light toning, minor wear. Significance: A representative example of antebellum travel correspondence, illustrating regional mobility and communication patterns in New England prior to the full dominance of rail travel.

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Friend Johnson I will now just let you know where I be and how I came here. I went with Father to Colchester & took the Stage there & went to St. Regis then went from there to the White River Junction I assure you that that place brought back tender recollections from there I went to Windsor then by Stage to Cavendish Village where I met Capt. Parker & got to his house at 11 at night where I am to day I am well & hope you the same hoping you will write me soon and come often Yours most respectfully C. C. Pope L. F. Johnson P.S. Give my respects to D. J. Daniels. Address C. C. Pope Cavendish Vt