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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 9, 1850 |
| From City | Milton |
| From State | FL |
| To City | Tallahassee |
| To State | FL |
| Addressee | H, R. W. Andrews |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
Unique Milton, Florida Cover
Horizontal pair of Scott #1, tied by manuscript cancels with Type 4 CDS Milton, Flor JUL 9, (1850) folded letter to H. R. W. Andrews, Registrar of Land Office in Tallahassee. Letter sent by Joseph Forsyth.
Image and information courtesy of Phil Eschback and published in Florida Postal History Journal Vol. 30 No. 2 May 2023 Whole # 84, pp 10-14.
Not listed in Alexander
Letter contents contain a request for a map of Territory 2 where he wants to purchase some land.
Joseph Forsyth (1803-1855) owned and operated a sawmill, flour mill and textile mill collectively called the Arcadia Manufacturing Company.
Milton is in the western Panhandle area of Florida, just north of Pensacola Bay.
Hercules Richard Wyatt Andrews (1808-1884) served as Registrar of State Lands, appointed by the US President in 1850, confirmed by US Senate 24-Sep-1850. (Find-A-Grave)
Horizontal pair of Scott #1, tied by manuscript cancels with Type 4 CDS Milton, Flor JUL 9, (1850) folded letter to H. R. W. Andrews, Registrar of Land Office in Tallahassee. Letter sent by Joseph Forsyth.
Image and information courtesy of Phil Eschback and published in Florida Postal History Journal Vol. 30 No. 2 May 2023 Whole # 84, pp 10-14.
Not listed in Alexander
Letter contents contain a request for a map of Territory 2 where he wants to purchase some land.
Joseph Forsyth (1803-1855) owned and operated a sawmill, flour mill and textile mill collectively called the Arcadia Manufacturing Company.
Milton is in the western Panhandle area of Florida, just north of Pensacola Bay.
Hercules Richard Wyatt Andrews (1808-1884) served as Registrar of State Lands, appointed by the US President in 1850, confirmed by US Senate 24-Sep-1850. (Find-A-Grave)
