1894 Eddy New Mexico CARLSBAD Post Office William Slaughter JENNIE POTTER teache

Description

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This
is a very RARE
advertising
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(also known, today, as
CARLSBAD
) in
EDDY COUNTY.
CONDITION:
Normal letter folds, left edge slight tatters, red stain & brown stain.
Approximate size is 8 1/2" X 5 1/2".
This letter mentions that Miss Jennie Potter was elected by Eddy's BOARD OF EDUCATION as a teacher for the intermediate grade for the ensuing term to commence September 10, 1894 for a salary of .00 per month.
This
letter
is
hand written
and
appears
to be
si
g
ned
by
W. H. SL
A
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,
the Postmaster.
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL NOTE:
..........
Development of Southeastern New Mexico in the late 19th century was fueled by the arrival of colonies of immigrants from England, Switzerland, France, and Italy. Located along the banks of the Pecos River, Carlsbad was originally christened the town of Eddy on September 15, 1888 and organized as a municipal corporation in 1893; the settlement bore the name of Charles B. Eddy, co-owner of the Eddy-Bissell Livestock Company. With the commercial development of local mineral springs near the flume for medicinal qualities, the town later voted to change its name to Carlsbad after the famous European spa Carlsbad, Bohemia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic).......
Approximate size
of
letterhead is
8 1/2" X 11".
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