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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 18, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Canandaigua |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | H. B. Gibson |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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H R Harmer sale July 16, 1962 lot unknown
Hart information card adds Scott #1, single, 3 margins, tied by red NY square grid to 1850 folded letter, matching New York SEP 18 cds to Canandaigua, NY. Additional blue ms DUE 5 marking. Letter addressed to H B Gibson, cashier and written by Macy R. Ray.
Cover not illustrated.
From the Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 9/18/50
Letter addressed to Henry B. Gibson (1783-1863). Born in Saratoga, NY. Moved to Cooperstown in 1799 and was employed as a merchant working for Judge Cooper, father of James Fennimore Cooper. Moved to Utica and became a teller at the Bank of Utica in 1812. Moved to Canandaigua and became Cashier of the Ontario savings Bank (1820-1856). Served as Ontario County Clerk (1843-49), President of the auburn & Rochester Railroad, and later director of the NY Central Railroad. The town of Port Gibson, NY was named in his honor.
Hart information card adds Scott #1, single, 3 margins, tied by red NY square grid to 1850 folded letter, matching New York SEP 18 cds to Canandaigua, NY. Additional blue ms DUE 5 marking. Letter addressed to H B Gibson, cashier and written by Macy R. Ray.
Cover not illustrated.
From the Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 9/18/50
Letter addressed to Henry B. Gibson (1783-1863). Born in Saratoga, NY. Moved to Cooperstown in 1799 and was employed as a merchant working for Judge Cooper, father of James Fennimore Cooper. Moved to Utica and became a teller at the Bank of Utica in 1812. Moved to Canandaigua and became Cashier of the Ontario savings Bank (1820-1856). Served as Ontario County Clerk (1843-49), President of the auburn & Rochester Railroad, and later director of the NY Central Railroad. The town of Port Gibson, NY was named in his honor.
