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The first handwritten letter was by Persian Queen Atossa around 500 BC. -
Many were created on the bark of aspen trees, which was ideal because it could be scratched even with just a fingernail. -
In the fifth century, people used goose quill pens. -
Handwritten letters were delivered by courier, couch, or horseman. The person who received the letter had to pay for the letter, by how many pages, and how much it had traveled. -
An 11-year-old girl living in the state of New York wrote to Lincoln to tell him she hoped he would be the next president. -
People write letters on paper with a pencil or pen. Then put a stamp and a name on the back of a envelope. -
About the 10th century came cotton paper which was in common use by the 12th century. -
The pen used in ancient times was made from wood, metal, or bone shaped to a point.