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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 7, 1850 |
| From City | Newbury |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Erastus Fairbanks |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 2214 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, tiny scissors-cut in top left margin only, tied by red grid, matching "Newbury Vt. Feb. 7" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Boston, light vertical file folds do not affect stamp, Very Fine, the recipient would later become governor of Vermont E. 675.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 400 (image)
Alexander listed as 2/7/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 325 lot 212 realized 55
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 366 lot 178 notes Ex. Bingham
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 21 lot 686
Letter sent in care of N(athaniel) P(hillips) Lovering (1808-1887) at 7 Merchant's Exchange in Boston. No. 7 in the Merchants' Exchange building in Boston served as the corporate headquarters for the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad and Nathaniel was the Treasurer from 1850 to 1886. However, in February 1850, Nathaniel P. Lovering was the Treasurer of the Concord Railroad (1846-1864), and his office served as the primary mail drop and Boston headquarters for Erastus Fairbanks' railroad operations.
Letter to Vermont industrialist and future governor Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) and President of the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad (1846-1854). The railroad successfully completed its line stretching from White River Junction up to St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The very first passenger train triumphantly arrived in St. Johnsbury on November 28, 1850, permanently connecting the region to larger trade networks and cementing the Fairbanks family's industrial legacy.
Erastus and his brother Thaddeus were already operating E. & T. Fairbanks and Company. Their revolutionary platform scale (invented by Thaddeus) was turning St. Johnsbury into a global manufacturing hub and making the company Vermont's largest employer.
Just two years later, in 1852, Erastus was elected the 21st Governor of Vermont (1852-53) and again in (1860-61) as the 26th Governor.
There are two connections between Erastus Fairbanks and Newbury, Vermont. First, White River Junction is located in the Town of Newbury. Second, it was the home and business location of Henry Keyes (1810-1870). In 1843, he was an original incorporator of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad. Keyes served as a director and succeeded Erastus Fairbanks as president in 1854. He may have authored this letter.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 400 (image)
Alexander listed as 2/7/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 325 lot 212 realized 55
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 366 lot 178 notes Ex. Bingham
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 21 lot 686
Letter sent in care of N(athaniel) P(hillips) Lovering (1808-1887) at 7 Merchant's Exchange in Boston. No. 7 in the Merchants' Exchange building in Boston served as the corporate headquarters for the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad and Nathaniel was the Treasurer from 1850 to 1886. However, in February 1850, Nathaniel P. Lovering was the Treasurer of the Concord Railroad (1846-1864), and his office served as the primary mail drop and Boston headquarters for Erastus Fairbanks' railroad operations.
Letter to Vermont industrialist and future governor Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) and President of the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad (1846-1854). The railroad successfully completed its line stretching from White River Junction up to St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The very first passenger train triumphantly arrived in St. Johnsbury on November 28, 1850, permanently connecting the region to larger trade networks and cementing the Fairbanks family's industrial legacy.
Erastus and his brother Thaddeus were already operating E. & T. Fairbanks and Company. Their revolutionary platform scale (invented by Thaddeus) was turning St. Johnsbury into a global manufacturing hub and making the company Vermont's largest employer.
Just two years later, in 1852, Erastus was elected the 21st Governor of Vermont (1852-53) and again in (1860-61) as the 26th Governor.
There are two connections between Erastus Fairbanks and Newbury, Vermont. First, White River Junction is located in the Town of Newbury. Second, it was the home and business location of Henry Keyes (1810-1870). In 1843, he was an original incorporator of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad. Keyes served as a director and succeeded Erastus Fairbanks as president in 1854. He may have authored this letter.
