Mr. John E. Brewer lived in New Lebanon, an unincorporated community in Sullivan County of southwest Indiana.
Named for a Biblical “Mount Lebanon” the community had a Post Office from 1840-1966.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Lebanon,_Indiana
In June of 1909, Mr. Brewer received a postcard from his son – “Sam”.
The postcard was mailed from Indianapolis, the capital and most-populous city of the State.
Indianapolis is a center of business and commerce, but is also known as the home of national sports events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis
New Lebanon is about 103 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
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The postcard was printed by the US Postal Service, and lacks the decoration or artwork that one would find on commercially-published postcards.
The printed stamp, in black, commemorates President McKinley who was assassinated at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY in 1901.
There were several commemorative postcards published in the years following this event.
I believe that this postcard was issued in 1907, although it closely resembles another issue of 1909.
Interestingly, one can sometimes find unused postcards of this type – and they could be mailed with the addition of stamps to meet current postal rates for postcards.
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On the reverse, Sam greets “My Dear Father”.
Sam reports, “Arrived in Indianapolis yesterday at noon.”
To allay any concern of his father, Sam adds, “Am well”.
The brief message concludes with, “Your son, Sam”.
We do not know what business or errand took Sam to Indianapolis, but we hope that he was successful in his endeavors.
Father saved the reassuring postcard in very good condition throughout his life.
