Edwin A. Whitcomb Correspondence

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Edwin A. Whitcomb Correspondence

1858

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This small collection consists of a single letter from Edwin A. Whitcomb to a friend, James Cain, in Connecticut. Whitcomb, employed in the company store of Ravenna Glass Company in Ravenna, Ohio, briefly describes the rhythm of his work, the patronage of the store by the glass blowers, and his impressions of the town. He also states his intention to move to Kansas and "never go back east." Whitcomb additionally discusses Thanksgiving preparations and his intention to attend an upcoming dance. An envelope embossed with a Ravenna Glass Company seal accompanies the letter. The envelope's three-cent Washington postage stamp is notable as an early example of a perforated stamp.

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Corning Museum of Glass. Rakow Research Library

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Corning Museum of Glass. Rakow Research Library

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Whitcomb, Edwin A., 1838-1863

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Edwin A. Whitcomb was, most likely, from Brooklyn, Connecticut. As a young man, he headed west and found employment in the company store of Ravenna Glass Company in Ravenna, Ohio. He is thought to have joined the 105th Ohio Infantry Regiment in 1862 and died at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. He was buried with his family in Brooklyn, Connecticut....

Ravenna Glass Company

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Ravenna Glass Company, also known as Ravenna Glass Works, was founded in Ravenna, Ohio in 1857. Various manifestations of the company emerged and failed between 1857 and 1893. The company produced glass flasks, bottles, fruit jars, and druggists' ware. The glass factory burned in 1888, and the company was purchased in 1889 by States Glass Company and ultimately liquidated in 1893. ...