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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 15, 1850 |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Salem |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Northend & Choate |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 92012 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 26 5c Dark Brown (1a), ample to large margins, deep shade, tied by red grids, matching Boston 5 cts 15 MAR cds on 1850 folded letter to Salem, ms. note on face I found these & thought you might like the stamps, Very fine stamp, 1980 PF certificate, Cat 650
Matthew Bennett International sale 212 realized 325
Not listed in Alexander
PF 92012 #1a, genuine use on folded letter
Letter to William Dummer Northend (1823-1902) and George F. Choate (1822-1888), attorneys in Salem, Mass. The two were classmates at Dummer Academy in Byfield, Mass and at Bowdoin College in Maine. The two formed a partnership after entering the bar but separated in 1858 when Choate was made Judge of Probate and Insolvency for Essex County. Choate was Treasurer of the Newburyport Railroad before its absorption by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Northend was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1861 and 1862. He was President of the Essex Bar in 1879 and in 1896.
Matthew Bennett International sale 212 realized 325
Not listed in Alexander
PF 92012 #1a, genuine use on folded letter
Letter to William Dummer Northend (1823-1902) and George F. Choate (1822-1888), attorneys in Salem, Mass. The two were classmates at Dummer Academy in Byfield, Mass and at Bowdoin College in Maine. The two formed a partnership after entering the bar but separated in 1858 when Choate was made Judge of Probate and Insolvency for Essex County. Choate was Treasurer of the Newburyport Railroad before its absorption by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Northend was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1861 and 1862. He was President of the Essex Bar in 1879 and in 1896.
