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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 15, 1848 |
| From City | Philadelphia |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Norfolk |
| To State | VA |
| Addressee | W. S. W. Rushenberger |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
US #1 on COVER 1848 Blue Cancel
EBAY lot (stormer19)
Scott #1 on folded letter tied by Philadelphia SEP 15 (1848) cds.
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger (1807-1895), a physician in the US Medical Corps from 1826 through the middle of the nineteenth century.
Dr. Ruschenberger, when not at sea, lived in Philadelphia with his wife, Mary Wister, and two surviving children at SE Shippen & 10th Street in Philadelphia (1848 McElroy's).
This letter is not from his wife (the last name is misspelled).
Dr Ruschenberger's biography and a description of his collected papers can be found at the East Carolina University Manuscript Collection (#620) in Greenville, NC.
EBAY lot (stormer19)
Scott #1 on folded letter tied by Philadelphia SEP 15 (1848) cds.
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger (1807-1895), a physician in the US Medical Corps from 1826 through the middle of the nineteenth century.
Dr. Ruschenberger, when not at sea, lived in Philadelphia with his wife, Mary Wister, and two surviving children at SE Shippen & 10th Street in Philadelphia (1848 McElroy's).
This letter is not from his wife (the last name is misspelled).
Dr Ruschenberger's biography and a description of his collected papers can be found at the East Carolina University Manuscript Collection (#620) in Greenville, NC.
