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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 23, 1850 |
| From City | New Haven |
| From State | CT |
| To City | Bridgeport |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Ferris Bishop |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
EBAY lot (ella_9150)
Scott #1, 5c Franklin tied on cover from New Haven to Bridgeport Ct. CDS dated Sep 23.
Letter datelined New Haven Sept 23, 1850 and written by the law firm of Lucius A. Peck & Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821-1901). Mr. Harrison was Governor of Connecticut (1885-1887).
Not listed in Alexander
Letter may be addressed to Ethan Ferris Bishop (1825-1883), graduate of Yale College, Episcopal minister and rector of the Church of the Nativity in North Bridgeport. He was president of the Naugatuck Railroad from 1851-1855 and president of the Bridgeport Steamboat Company. After 1855, Ethan Ferris Bishop held interest in Western railroads, chiefly the Milwaukee and Chicago, Milwaukee and Watertown, and the Dubuque and Sioux City. Ethan’s father, Alfred was a founder of the New Haven Division of the Penn Central Railroad.
Scott #1, 5c Franklin tied on cover from New Haven to Bridgeport Ct. CDS dated Sep 23.
Letter datelined New Haven Sept 23, 1850 and written by the law firm of Lucius A. Peck & Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821-1901). Mr. Harrison was Governor of Connecticut (1885-1887).
Not listed in Alexander
Letter may be addressed to Ethan Ferris Bishop (1825-1883), graduate of Yale College, Episcopal minister and rector of the Church of the Nativity in North Bridgeport. He was president of the Naugatuck Railroad from 1851-1855 and president of the Bridgeport Steamboat Company. After 1855, Ethan Ferris Bishop held interest in Western railroads, chiefly the Milwaukee and Chicago, Milwaukee and Watertown, and the Dubuque and Sioux City. Ethan’s father, Alfred was a founder of the New Haven Division of the Penn Central Railroad.
