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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 20, 1848 |
| From City | Cleveland |
| From State | OH |
| To City | Norwich |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Master Henry S. Huntington |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Lot 2106 10 C. Black, fresh colours, three sided with wide margins, above touched, right tiny wrinkles, on cover with red grid cancel and additional pen cross with full content and additional red two ring cancel "CLEVELAND 20. August (1848) " to Norwich. This is the third-early letter, which from Cleveland known is. An especially interesting and exceptional rare cover! Photo expertize Eichele.
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Letter to Henry Strong Huntington (1836-1920). He was a Congregational clergyman and a graduate of Yale College, 1857, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1862. He preached in the Congregational Church in Warner, N. H., from 1863 to 1872, in the First Church of Galesburg, 111. from 1872 to 1876, in the Congregational church in Gorham, Me., from 1877 to 1887, and in the first Congregational church in Milton, Mass., of which he was pastor emeritus, from 1888 to 1907. He was corresponding secretary of the General Association of the Congregational churches of New Hampshire, and later of the General Conference of Maine. After his retirement from the active ministry he devoted himself to historical work, aud in 1914 completed a life of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President of the Continental Congress.
Henry was the son of Oliver Ellsworth Huntington (1802-1977) and Mary Ann Strong (1807-1840). Oliver was from Norwich, Ct, but moved to New York City and then Cleveland, where he was a druggist and chemist. Mary Ann was the daughter of Joseph Strong (1753-1834), a Reverend in Norwich at the First Church of Christ. Rev. Strong’s son was Joseph Huntington Strong (1781-1855), to whom this letter was sent in care of. He was Henry’s uncle.
Gert Muller GmbH sale 113
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to Henry Strong Huntington (1836-1920). He was a Congregational clergyman and a graduate of Yale College, 1857, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1862. He preached in the Congregational Church in Warner, N. H., from 1863 to 1872, in the First Church of Galesburg, 111. from 1872 to 1876, in the Congregational church in Gorham, Me., from 1877 to 1887, and in the first Congregational church in Milton, Mass., of which he was pastor emeritus, from 1888 to 1907. He was corresponding secretary of the General Association of the Congregational churches of New Hampshire, and later of the General Conference of Maine. After his retirement from the active ministry he devoted himself to historical work, aud in 1914 completed a life of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President of the Continental Congress.
Henry was the son of Oliver Ellsworth Huntington (1802-1977) and Mary Ann Strong (1807-1840). Oliver was from Norwich, Ct, but moved to New York City and then Cleveland, where he was a druggist and chemist. Mary Ann was the daughter of Joseph Strong (1753-1834), a Reverend in Norwich at the First Church of Christ. Rev. Strong’s son was Joseph Huntington Strong (1781-1855), to whom this letter was sent in care of. He was Henry’s uncle.
