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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 22, 1850 |
| From City | St. Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | J. & J. Stuart & Co. |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Notes
Lot 23 UNITED STATES : 1847 10c Black, good to large margins all around , tied by red ST LOUIS APR 22 10 c.d.s. on April 1850 folded letter sheet to New York City. Manuscript docketing indicating the letter was received on May 2, 1850.
(Scott 2 $1,200)
Harmers International sale 15 realized 700
Not listed in Alexander
Same handwriting as the 4/20/50 cover to the same recipient.
Letter from Crow, McCreery & Co., April 22, 1850
Wayman Crow (1808-1885) and Phocion R. McCreeery (1817-1861) were wholesale dry goods sellers in St Louis located at 99 North First Street. (1848 City Directory). Phocion was the son of Dr. Charles McCreery and Anna Wayman Crow. Wayman Crow was her youngest brother. Both Anna and Wayman were children of Major Joshua Crow and Mary Wayman, making Wayman the uncle of Phociaon.
Wayman Crow’s prominent achievements include: 1840 - Pres. of St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; 1840 & 1850 - elected to State Senate on Whig ticket; helped get charters for Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad and Missouri Pacific Railroad; obtained Charter for the St. Louis Asylum for the Blind and the Mercantile Library Hall; 1844 - Pres. of Marine Ins. Co.; Pres. of St. Louis Perpetual Ins. Co.; Founder of Washington Univ. in 1853.
(Scott 2 $1,200)
Harmers International sale 15 realized 700
Not listed in Alexander
Same handwriting as the 4/20/50 cover to the same recipient.
Letter from Crow, McCreery & Co., April 22, 1850
Wayman Crow (1808-1885) and Phocion R. McCreeery (1817-1861) were wholesale dry goods sellers in St Louis located at 99 North First Street. (1848 City Directory). Phocion was the son of Dr. Charles McCreery and Anna Wayman Crow. Wayman Crow was her youngest brother. Both Anna and Wayman were children of Major Joshua Crow and Mary Wayman, making Wayman the uncle of Phociaon.
Wayman Crow’s prominent achievements include: 1840 - Pres. of St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; 1840 & 1850 - elected to State Senate on Whig ticket; helped get charters for Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad and Missouri Pacific Railroad; obtained Charter for the St. Louis Asylum for the Blind and the Mercantile Library Hall; 1844 - Pres. of Marine Ins. Co.; Pres. of St. Louis Perpetual Ins. Co.; Founder of Washington Univ. in 1853.
