Daniel Craig lived in Rome, a city in central New York State.

The city is located on a portage path made by the Iroquois people – a short overland trail between the Mohawk River which flows east to the Hudson and Wood Creek which flows west to Lake Erie.

With the building of canals in the early 19th century, Rome became an important transportation center.

(Upstate New York has a plethora of towns and cities with ancient or classical names: Rome, Syracuse, Utica, Ithaca, Cicero, Troy, Corinth, Seneca, etc.

Last year, we had a postcard story from Sparta, New York.)

Daniel Craig had been ill when he received a postcard greeting in May of 1912.

The face of the postcard bears an illustration of “an old-fashioned garden”.

The accompanying verse begs pardon for sending the garden, and the “old-fashioned regards”, on a postcard.

The postcard, mailed from Rome by E. L.M., was copyrighted by the Sanford Card Company of Dansville (?) New York.

Dansville is a village about 150 miles east of Rome.  A spa and health resort in Dansville attracted thousands of New Yorkers who could take the train to this upstate destination.

The sender, E.L.M., writes on the reverse, “This is no kind of weather to be shut in”.

The correspondent continues, “I am very sorry to hear of your illness”.

The message concludes on a wishful note, “Hope you are feeling lots better on this lovely day.”

We hope, too, that Daniel recovered his health and was able to enjoy the splendid weather of May – 110 years ago.