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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 3, 1850 |
| From City | US Express New York |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Nashua |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Miss Catherine Wood |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
From a set of 6 letters on EBAY, all addressed to Miss Catherine Wood from a suitor, Dr. George Brown of New York City
EBAY lot (majabali)
Scott #1 tied by red circular grid on cover postmarked JAN 3 (1850) with US Express Mail NY to Nashua, NH. Letter datelined New York Dec 29, 1849 Saturday night.
Not listed in Alexander
Doyle Sale 17CS02 lot 1031 realized 960 for group of 6
Elm Hill Private School and Home for the Education of Feeble-Minded Youth was founded in 1848 in Barre, Massachusetts, by physician Hervey Backus Wilbur (1820-1883). Wilbur left Elm Hill in 1851 to establish a similar but state-sponsored school in New York. His assistant, George Brown (1823-1892), took over the institution. Dr. Brown, a graduate of the University of New York Medical Department, had arrived in Barre in November 1850 with his wife Catherine Wood Brown (1827-1907).
EBAY lot (majabali)
Scott #1 tied by red circular grid on cover postmarked JAN 3 (1850) with US Express Mail NY to Nashua, NH. Letter datelined New York Dec 29, 1849 Saturday night.
Not listed in Alexander
Doyle Sale 17CS02 lot 1031 realized 960 for group of 6
Elm Hill Private School and Home for the Education of Feeble-Minded Youth was founded in 1848 in Barre, Massachusetts, by physician Hervey Backus Wilbur (1820-1883). Wilbur left Elm Hill in 1851 to establish a similar but state-sponsored school in New York. His assistant, George Brown (1823-1892), took over the institution. Dr. Brown, a graduate of the University of New York Medical Department, had arrived in Barre in November 1850 with his wife Catherine Wood Brown (1827-1907).
