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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 27, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Maumee |
| To State | OH |
| Addressee | Young & Waite |
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| No. of Stamps | 2 |
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9X1, horizontal pair, tied by ms cancels on DEC 27, 18xx cover to Maumee Ohio
From Lavender, Letters & Old Lace, by John D. Pope III, American Philatelic Congress # 19, p89 Figure 2.
Letter to the law firm of Samuel M. Young (1806-1897) and Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888). Waite was an American attorney, jurist, and politician from Ohio who served as the seventh chief justice of the United States from 1874 until his death in 1888. He graduated from Yale College in 1837. Shortly after graduating, Waite became a law clerk for his father. Soon afterward Waite moved to Maumee, Ohio, where he read law in the office of Samuel L. Young. He was admitted to the bar in 1839, and went into practice with Young. The law firm became prominent in business and property law. Waite was elected mayor of Maumee, and served from 1846 to 1847.
Samuel Young settled in Maumee, OH in 1835. He was the first person elected to hold the position of Lucas County Auditor. He began mentoring a law student Morrison R. Waite and they practiced law together for 4 years. Samuel held several other titles in his lifetime, including President of the Branch of the Commercial Bank of Ohio, Adjutant of the Ohio militia, President of the Toledo Coke and Gaslight Company, and Director of the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad.
From Lavender, Letters & Old Lace, by John D. Pope III, American Philatelic Congress # 19, p89 Figure 2.
Letter to the law firm of Samuel M. Young (1806-1897) and Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888). Waite was an American attorney, jurist, and politician from Ohio who served as the seventh chief justice of the United States from 1874 until his death in 1888. He graduated from Yale College in 1837. Shortly after graduating, Waite became a law clerk for his father. Soon afterward Waite moved to Maumee, Ohio, where he read law in the office of Samuel L. Young. He was admitted to the bar in 1839, and went into practice with Young. The law firm became prominent in business and property law. Waite was elected mayor of Maumee, and served from 1846 to 1847.
Samuel Young settled in Maumee, OH in 1835. He was the first person elected to hold the position of Lucas County Auditor. He began mentoring a law student Morrison R. Waite and they practiced law together for 4 years. Samuel held several other titles in his lifetime, including President of the Branch of the Commercial Bank of Ohio, Adjutant of the Ohio militia, President of the Toledo Coke and Gaslight Company, and Director of the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad.
