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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21, 1848 |
| From City | New Haven |
| From State | CT |
| To City | Charlestown |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | George R. Baldwin |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 185 5c Dark Brown (1a). Gorgeous color & Impression, Four Huge margins, tied by neat Red Grid, "New Haven, Ct." pmk. on immaculate 1848 folded letter. Tiny sealed tear at B., barely visible; otherwise Extremely Fine (Photo) E. VII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 464 realized 210
Alexander listed as 3/21/48
Robert A. Siegel sale 1350 lot 308 realized 160 (image) incorrectly notes sent to Clarkstown.
Letter addressed to George Rumford Baldwin (1798-1888). George was a brother to Col. Loammi Baldwin Jr. (1770-1838), Civil Engineer, who lived in the Baldwin House on Main Street in Charlestown until 1838. George R. Baldwin, lived in the house until the estate was sold about 1870 to be made into small house lots on the sides of the present Lawnwood Place; and the Baldwin House was moved to 15 School Street.
George Rumford Baldwin (North Woburn, January 26, 1798 – North Woburn, October 11, 1888) an early American civil engineer who worked with his father Loammi Baldwin and brothers Loammi Baldwin Jr. Cyrus Baldwin, Benjamin Franklin Baldwin, and James Fowle Baldwin, on the Middlesex Canal and other projects. His later works included surveying and engineering the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad, the Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad, and the gas and water systems for the City of Quebec.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 464 realized 210
Alexander listed as 3/21/48
Robert A. Siegel sale 1350 lot 308 realized 160 (image) incorrectly notes sent to Clarkstown.
Letter addressed to George Rumford Baldwin (1798-1888). George was a brother to Col. Loammi Baldwin Jr. (1770-1838), Civil Engineer, who lived in the Baldwin House on Main Street in Charlestown until 1838. George R. Baldwin, lived in the house until the estate was sold about 1870 to be made into small house lots on the sides of the present Lawnwood Place; and the Baldwin House was moved to 15 School Street.
George Rumford Baldwin (North Woburn, January 26, 1798 – North Woburn, October 11, 1888) an early American civil engineer who worked with his father Loammi Baldwin and brothers Loammi Baldwin Jr. Cyrus Baldwin, Benjamin Franklin Baldwin, and James Fowle Baldwin, on the Middlesex Canal and other projects. His later works included surveying and engineering the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad, the Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad, and the gas and water systems for the City of Quebec.
