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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 1847 |
| From City | Troy |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Manchester |
| To State | VT |
| Addressee | Miner & Burton |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 2169 5c Red Brown (1). Ample margins all around, tied by blue grid cancel, matching "Troy N.Y. 5cts. Sep. 9" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to Manchester Vt., Very Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1167 realized 350
Not listed in Alexander
This is the earliest known 1847 issue cover mailed from Troy, NY
Elias Black Burton (1816-1892) studied law in Troy NY and moved to Manchester where he formed a law partnership with Ahiman Louis Miner from 1843 to 1851, when Miner left the practice and entered politics. Burton later entered politics as well and eventually became a probate judge (1865-77)
Lawyer and U.S. Representative, Ahiman Louis Miner (1804-1886) moved to Manchester in 1835. In addition to his private law practice, Miner held a variety of legislative and judicial positions in the decades before and after the Civil War: Manchester representative in the Vermont House, 1838-39, 1846, 1853, 1861, 1865-'68; State Senator, 1840; clerk of the Vermont House, 1836-38; State's Attorney for Bennington County, 1843-44, 1863-'66; and seven-time register of probate, followed by three years as judge of probate, 1846-49. The capstone of Miner's political career came in 1851, when he ran successfully as the Whig candidate for Congress from Vermont's southern district.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1167 realized 350
Not listed in Alexander
This is the earliest known 1847 issue cover mailed from Troy, NY
Elias Black Burton (1816-1892) studied law in Troy NY and moved to Manchester where he formed a law partnership with Ahiman Louis Miner from 1843 to 1851, when Miner left the practice and entered politics. Burton later entered politics as well and eventually became a probate judge (1865-77)
Lawyer and U.S. Representative, Ahiman Louis Miner (1804-1886) moved to Manchester in 1835. In addition to his private law practice, Miner held a variety of legislative and judicial positions in the decades before and after the Civil War: Manchester representative in the Vermont House, 1838-39, 1846, 1853, 1861, 1865-'68; State Senator, 1840; clerk of the Vermont House, 1836-38; State's Attorney for Bennington County, 1843-44, 1863-'66; and seven-time register of probate, followed by three years as judge of probate, 1846-49. The capstone of Miner's political career came in 1851, when he ran successfully as the Whig candidate for Congress from Vermont's southern district.
