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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 23, 1849 |
| From City | Troy |
| From State | NY |
| To City | South Easton |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Miss Catharine McKie |
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| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
5¢ red brown #1 blue "Troy NY" cds 1849 cover to So. Easton NY, cat $465 pretty
5¢ red brown (Scott 1) large margins to touched, tied by sharp blue "Troy, N.Y., Jul 23" cds on light gray cover to South Easton, N.Y., "Jul 22, 1849" docketing; Fine-V.F. and attractive
Catalog $465 tied by blue cds
EBAY lot (mkewriga)
Not listed in Alexander
Letter from Francis Saumel Thayer to Catharine McKie. Cover docketed 98 by Catharine.
Letter text:
Troy, July 22nd, 1849, Sabbath evening, 10 o’clock
My own dearest Kate – Only two days ago we were together and passed a thrice happy two hours for which I am indebted to our mutual friend Liz…How sorry I was that you left so soon. You must have got completely drenched and I fear took a severe cold. What a sudden shower that was and how it did pour down for a few minutes – the windows of heaven seemed to have been opened all at once…Yesterday I heard good news from home. Father is much better & will soon go to Saratoga Springs where he always enjoys himself so well. Hought has concluded to remain at home until September & then go back to New York to a good and profitable situation…Two good sermons I have heard from Dr. Berman today, A. M. and evening…-Your own Frank.
(The Family Letters by John T. B. Mudge, p.135)
Francis had 11 brothers and sisters of which only three or four are listed in Find A Grave’s online site under Adin Thayer (Francis’ father) and Mary Ball Thayer (Francis’ mother). Hought is probably a nickname of one of his brothers. There are 11 entries for people with the surname Thayer in Doggett’s 1848 directory of NYC.
The 1845-46 Troy City Directory lists a Rev. N. S. S. Beman as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church on First Street between Congress and Ferry. John must have miss-transcribed Francis’ letter.
Nathan Sidney Smith Beman (1785-1871) became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in 1822. From 1842-45 he was vice president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1845 he became president.
5¢ red brown (Scott 1) large margins to touched, tied by sharp blue "Troy, N.Y., Jul 23" cds on light gray cover to South Easton, N.Y., "Jul 22, 1849" docketing; Fine-V.F. and attractive
Catalog $465 tied by blue cds
EBAY lot (mkewriga)
Not listed in Alexander
Letter from Francis Saumel Thayer to Catharine McKie. Cover docketed 98 by Catharine.
Letter text:
Troy, July 22nd, 1849, Sabbath evening, 10 o’clock
My own dearest Kate – Only two days ago we were together and passed a thrice happy two hours for which I am indebted to our mutual friend Liz…How sorry I was that you left so soon. You must have got completely drenched and I fear took a severe cold. What a sudden shower that was and how it did pour down for a few minutes – the windows of heaven seemed to have been opened all at once…Yesterday I heard good news from home. Father is much better & will soon go to Saratoga Springs where he always enjoys himself so well. Hought has concluded to remain at home until September & then go back to New York to a good and profitable situation…Two good sermons I have heard from Dr. Berman today, A. M. and evening…-Your own Frank.
(The Family Letters by John T. B. Mudge, p.135)
Francis had 11 brothers and sisters of which only three or four are listed in Find A Grave’s online site under Adin Thayer (Francis’ father) and Mary Ball Thayer (Francis’ mother). Hought is probably a nickname of one of his brothers. There are 11 entries for people with the surname Thayer in Doggett’s 1848 directory of NYC.
The 1845-46 Troy City Directory lists a Rev. N. S. S. Beman as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church on First Street between Congress and Ferry. John must have miss-transcribed Francis’ letter.
Nathan Sidney Smith Beman (1785-1871) became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in 1822. From 1842-45 he was vice president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1845 he became president.
