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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 3, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Syracuse |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | M. W. Hanchett |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 82 #1, 5c pale brown, slightly in at top, tied by red diamond grid, matching New York postmark on folded 1850 letter to Syracuse. Fine
Sotheby sale S-41 Feb 5, 1980
Koerber sale June 17, 1977 lot 4801
From the Thomas J. Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 8/3/50
Letter addressed to Milton Waldo Hanchett (1822-1904). Hanchett worked with his father, John Wilkes Hanchett, and brother John in the drug business and afterward practiced dentistry. He patented an improved dental chair and a tone sustaining pedal for pianos.
He was a member of the Syracuse Musical Union and organist at the First Ward Presbyterian, St. Paul’s, Plymouth and Fourth Presbyterian churches, also acting as choirmaster and sometimes tenor soloist. He was a director of the Franklin Institute, twice president of the Young Men’s Christian Association, and vice president of the New York State Banking Company.
Sotheby sale S-41 Feb 5, 1980
Koerber sale June 17, 1977 lot 4801
From the Thomas J. Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 8/3/50
Letter addressed to Milton Waldo Hanchett (1822-1904). Hanchett worked with his father, John Wilkes Hanchett, and brother John in the drug business and afterward practiced dentistry. He patented an improved dental chair and a tone sustaining pedal for pianos.
He was a member of the Syracuse Musical Union and organist at the First Ward Presbyterian, St. Paul’s, Plymouth and Fourth Presbyterian churches, also acting as choirmaster and sometimes tenor soloist. He was a director of the Franklin Institute, twice president of the Young Men’s Christian Association, and vice president of the New York State Banking Company.
