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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 23, 1851 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Baltimore |
| To State | MD |
| Addressee | George S. Converse |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Brown orange stamp from the 5th printing on a Jan 23, 1851 cover from New York City to Catonsville, Md.
Image submitted by Ken Gilbart who indicates that the cover is not his but belongs to a deceased friend and the family wishes to remain anonymous.
Alexander listed as 1/23/51
George Sherman Converse (1828-1895). George was born in New York City, 22 Sept. 1828, in a house near the Battery. He was graduated from Yale in 1849, and became a distinguished Episcopalian divine. He studied with Dr. Tyler of Grace Church, and was rector of St. Luke’s P. E. Church in Roxbury, Mass. He died, in Boston, about 1896, and his memorial was preached by Dr. Abbott of Boston in Grace Church. He married Ella Coles, daughter of Isaac M. Coles of New York City.
George was employed as a teacher at St. Timothy’s Hall — a boy’s boarding school — in Catonsville, Maryland (1850-52). The following year (1852-53), one of the institutions most famous students, 14 year-old John Wilkes Booth, entered the school.
Image submitted by Ken Gilbart who indicates that the cover is not his but belongs to a deceased friend and the family wishes to remain anonymous.
Alexander listed as 1/23/51
George Sherman Converse (1828-1895). George was born in New York City, 22 Sept. 1828, in a house near the Battery. He was graduated from Yale in 1849, and became a distinguished Episcopalian divine. He studied with Dr. Tyler of Grace Church, and was rector of St. Luke’s P. E. Church in Roxbury, Mass. He died, in Boston, about 1896, and his memorial was preached by Dr. Abbott of Boston in Grace Church. He married Ella Coles, daughter of Isaac M. Coles of New York City.
George was employed as a teacher at St. Timothy’s Hall — a boy’s boarding school — in Catonsville, Maryland (1850-52). The following year (1852-53), one of the institutions most famous students, 14 year-old John Wilkes Booth, entered the school.
