1842 letter written to Henry R. Stickney, Portland Maine. I have tried researching Mr. Stickney and found a prolific inventor by the same name but believe this was his son. The Maine Historical Society provided the following: From a quick look at the 1850 census record, there was a Henry R. Stickney living with his family in Portland. He was born about 1801 in Massachusetts according to this record. His profession is listed as a trader. His death might also be on file and if his children died in Maine after 1892, their death records should hold some information about him and his wife as well (such as their place of birth and occupation). More information is available to a researcher. The trader title matches the content of the letter, so this should be our man. The letter is from Charleston, SC, and is from Daniel Chase who apparently works for Stickney and is assessing cotton and tobacco holdings for him in Charleston. He found a planter with 315 bales of cotton and “I took in one hundred and thirty…” Regarding tobacco: “I got twenty boxes of tobacco and concluded it was best for me to gone with what I had in rather then to put it out when there was nothing els that I could get…” He mentions that cotton is plentiful and that he should be able to engage a ship to bring it north…mentioning a ship that had arrived from Jamaica. He mentions a Mr. King and Mr. Suter who are apparently know to Stickney. Letter has separation at bottom that is still partially attached to page. See scan.