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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 13, 18xx |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | South Berwick |
| To State | ME |
| Addressee | H. H. Hobbs |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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US 1 on partial Cover Front w/ Boston CDS and Red Grid cancel
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Hiram H. Hobbs was secretary of the trustees [of Berwick Academy] from 1846-1883, and was succeeded by his son Charles C. Hobbs from 1893 to 1913 (Old Academy on the Hill). Hiram H. Hobbs (1802-1884 according to South Berwick Maine Record Book, the 1967 cemetery guide by John Eldridge Frost) married a descendant of Thomas and Elizabeth Wallingford, whose family are models for characters in The Tory Lover.
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Hiram H. Hobbs was secretary of the trustees [of Berwick Academy] from 1846-1883, and was succeeded by his son Charles C. Hobbs from 1893 to 1913 (Old Academy on the Hill). Hiram H. Hobbs (1802-1884 according to South Berwick Maine Record Book, the 1967 cemetery guide by John Eldridge Frost) married a descendant of Thomas and Elizabeth Wallingford, whose family are models for characters in The Tory Lover.
