Friendship Letter with eternal ring plaited hair from Emma to John Van Syckel

Mount Pleasant, NJ, 1818. Affixed to the top of the single-fold note letter sheet is a quadruple plaited eternal ring of hair with an applied ribbon demonstrating the affection of the writer known only as Ella. The letter reads.

Friday June 17, 1818

Dear John,

Should misfortune on you fall and the cold world pass you by and still proudly stand the test and meet each Scornful eye or should any dare to whisper a word tho name & would it back to those from Whence it came.

Ever Yours Ella

Accompanied by an envelope addressed to John (illegible last name) Mount Pleasant, New Jersey. Letter sheet measures 6" x 4". Letterfold.