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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 5, 18xx |
| From City | New Haven |
| From State | CT |
| To City | Wilmington |
| To State | DE |
| Addressee | Mrs. John S. Beach |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847 5c Red Brown (1), tied to small envelope, VERY FINE
Apfelbaum sale 1105 lot 21
Addressed to¨ Mrs. John S. Beach, Wilmington Delaware, c/o E. Gibbons, Esq.
Appears to be in the same handwriting as ID #14534 to Miss Elizabeth Gibbons, Wilmington Delaware
Dated April 5 from New Haven, Conn.
Possibly from same correspondence as covers ID #673 and ID #683.
Not listed in Alexander
JOHN SHELDON BEACH was one of the ablest lawyers who ever practiced at the bar of Connecticut. He was born in New Haven on the 23d day of July, 1819, and died there on the l2th day of September, 1887. He was the eldest son of John Beach, formerly clerk of the Superior Court and for some time judge of the City Court of New Haven Graduating at Yale College in 1839, Mr. Beach immediately entered Yale Law School, where he graduated in 1842. Being admitted to the bar in 1843, he began the practice of law at New Haven, where for nearly forty-five years, and almost down to the day of his death, he continued in the zealous and highly successful exercise of his profession.
On the 15th day of September, 1847, he married REBECCA GIBBONS (July 2, 1823 – September 5, 1893), of Wilmington, Delaware, who, with three sons and one daughter, survives him. Rebecca was the third daughter of Dr. William Gibbons and Rebecca Donaldson of Wilmington, Del
Apfelbaum sale 1105 lot 21
Addressed to¨ Mrs. John S. Beach, Wilmington Delaware, c/o E. Gibbons, Esq.
Appears to be in the same handwriting as ID #14534 to Miss Elizabeth Gibbons, Wilmington Delaware
Dated April 5 from New Haven, Conn.
Possibly from same correspondence as covers ID #673 and ID #683.
Not listed in Alexander
JOHN SHELDON BEACH was one of the ablest lawyers who ever practiced at the bar of Connecticut. He was born in New Haven on the 23d day of July, 1819, and died there on the l2th day of September, 1887. He was the eldest son of John Beach, formerly clerk of the Superior Court and for some time judge of the City Court of New Haven Graduating at Yale College in 1839, Mr. Beach immediately entered Yale Law School, where he graduated in 1842. Being admitted to the bar in 1843, he began the practice of law at New Haven, where for nearly forty-five years, and almost down to the day of his death, he continued in the zealous and highly successful exercise of his profession.
On the 15th day of September, 1847, he married REBECCA GIBBONS (July 2, 1823 – September 5, 1893), of Wilmington, Delaware, who, with three sons and one daughter, survives him. Rebecca was the third daughter of Dr. William Gibbons and Rebecca Donaldson of Wilmington, Del
