Letters
Agatha Christie’s Fiery Letters Offer New Glimpse Into the Queen of Crime
The author was not a fan of pink or Pekingese dogs
World War I Letters Show Theodore Roosevelt's Unbearable Grief After the Death of his Son
A rich trove of letters in the new book “My Fellow Soldiers” tells the stories of generals, doughboys, doctors and nurses, and those on the home front
The Letters of Abigail and John Adams Show Their Mutual Respect
We still have 1,160 of their letters, written across the years of their marriage
Nothing Says ‘I Hate You’ Like a ‘Vinegar Valentine’
For at least a century, Valentine’s Day was used as an excuse to send mean, insulting cards
Benjamin Franklin Was a Middle-Aged Widow Named Silence Dogood (And a Few Other Women)
The founding father wrote letters in the voice of female pseudonyms throughout his life
Mystery Solved: A Michigan Woman Says She Mailed Civil War Letters to the Post Office
Smithsonian curator Nancy Pope learns how and why these letters showed up in the mail 153 years later
Now We’ll Finally Get to See the American Revolution Through the Eyes of King George
A treasure trove of nearly 350,000 documents, about to be released to the public, reveals new insights about how George III lost the colonies
When Was the First Map Produced and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
Newly Discovered Letters Bring New Insight Into the Life of a Civil War Soldier
A mysterious package holds long-lost correspondence from a young Union infantryman
Did John Adams Out Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?
A scholar makes the intriguing case that Adams gossiped about the relationship years before the news erupted in public
These Letters Written by Famous Artists Reveal the Lost Intimacy of Putting Pen to Paper
Many of the letters included in a new book provide snapshots of especially poignant moments in the lives of American artists
Family Discovers Rare Letters by Thomas Jefferson
In the two letters selling for over $300,000 each, Jefferson opines on the War of 1812 and his dislike for Alexander Hamilton's economics
Read About Drama, Politics, Breakfast in These Newly Digitized Colonial Documents
An ambitious Harvard University project brings history to life, archiving nearly half a million documents online
Have Bad Handwriting? The U.S. Postal Service Has Your Back
Don’t worry, your Christmas gifts and cards will make it to their destination, even if your writing looks like chicken scratch
The History of the Christmas Card
Borne out of having too little time, the holiday greeting has boomed into a major industry
A Brief History of Sending a Letter to Santa
Dating back more than 150 years, the practice of writing to St. Nick tells a broader history of America itself
This Trunk Stuffed With 17th-Century Letters Is a Historian’s Dream
Recipients never read these letters, but their loss is history’s gain
A Letter About Darwin’s Belief in God Just Sold for Nearly $200,000
Just 41 words long, it provides a missing link for historians who have long wondered what the naturalist thought about religion
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Letters from our readers
The Founding Fathers and the Women, Not Their Wives, Whom They Wrote To
These words today would raise suspicion if written between married men and their female friends
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