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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 14, 1849 |
| From City | Hartford |
| From State | CT |
| To City | Providence |
| To State | RI |
| Addressee | Hon. E. R. Potter |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 1613 ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA. 1849. Sobre circulado a PROVIDENCE. 5 cents. castaño claro, mat. mixto cruz a tinta y fechador en rojo.
Envelope sent to Providence. 5 cents, light brown; mixed cancellation: ink cross and red circular date stamp.
Soler y Llach Sale 823
Not listed in Alexander
Scott #1 on March 14, 1849 cover from Hartford Ct. to Providence, R. I. with red pointing hand PAID handstamp.
Letter endorsed Barnard March 1849 at left. Henry Barnard (1811-1900) was Commissioner of Public Schools in Rhode Island until 1849, returning to Hartford due to poor health.
Letter addressed to Elisha Reynolds Potter Jr. (1811-1882), a lawyer, politician, jurist and historian from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives (1843-1845). Potter served in the Rhode Island State Senate from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1861 to 1863. He was the state commissioner of public schools from 1849 to 1854.
On March 16, 1868, Potter became an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and he served until his death.
Envelope sent to Providence. 5 cents, light brown; mixed cancellation: ink cross and red circular date stamp.
Soler y Llach Sale 823
Not listed in Alexander
Scott #1 on March 14, 1849 cover from Hartford Ct. to Providence, R. I. with red pointing hand PAID handstamp.
Letter endorsed Barnard March 1849 at left. Henry Barnard (1811-1900) was Commissioner of Public Schools in Rhode Island until 1849, returning to Hartford due to poor health.
Letter addressed to Elisha Reynolds Potter Jr. (1811-1882), a lawyer, politician, jurist and historian from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives (1843-1845). Potter served in the Rhode Island State Senate from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1861 to 1863. He was the state commissioner of public schools from 1849 to 1854.
On March 16, 1868, Potter became an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and he served until his death.
