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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 28, 1849 |
| From City | Spread Eagle |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Albany |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | His Excellency Gov. Fish |
| Cert Author | APEX |
| Cert # | 158767 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Notes
Scans and information courtesy of Robert Crossman.
This folded letter is from M. Lewis, postmaster of Spread Eagle, Chester County, Pa. to Governor Hamilton Fish of New York. Because of the red was seal used to close this folded letter, the stamp was torn when the letter was opened. The stamp is affixed to the back side of the letter in the European custom. APS Certificate 158767 reads “United States Scott No. 2 (damaged), used on folded letter from Spread Eagle, Pa, dated 5/28/49, genuine.”
Not listed in Alexander
The letter reads
To His Excellency Gov. Fish
Albany, New York
May 28, 1849 Spread Eagle, PA In Haste
To Governor Fish of New York,
Sir, I ask you as a special favor that you will withhold any reward that you have of and for the arrest of Joseph E. Phillips of your state, who was arrested at my house yesterday and charged with forgery and other crimes, until you shall have further information from me direct to the post office, Chester Co., Pa.
Levi Lewis Radnor
M. Lewis P.M., Spread Eagle, Pa.
APEX Certificate A158767
United States, Scott No. 2 (damaged), used on folded letter from Spread Eagle, PA, dated 5/28/1849, genuine.
The author is probably Mifflin Lewis, the owner of the Eagle Hotel and tavern. Mifflin Lewis kept the tavern and, after 1841, the post office in the large stone house now occupied by the Rosato family on the old Conestoga Road. A large columned veranda graced the entrance, which originally faced the turnpike. Like many other tavern keepers of his day, Lewis controlled much of the ready money of the neighborhood, and was eager for profitable investments. It is known that he invested in woodlots near the line of the railroad, hired wood choppers to cut wood for cross ties or firewood for the railroad, or for sale as posts and rails and cordwood to local residents. (Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society History Quarterly Digital Archives, The History of Spread Eagle by Heb Fry, page 87)
This folded letter is from M. Lewis, postmaster of Spread Eagle, Chester County, Pa. to Governor Hamilton Fish of New York. Because of the red was seal used to close this folded letter, the stamp was torn when the letter was opened. The stamp is affixed to the back side of the letter in the European custom. APS Certificate 158767 reads “United States Scott No. 2 (damaged), used on folded letter from Spread Eagle, Pa, dated 5/28/49, genuine.”
Not listed in Alexander
The letter reads
To His Excellency Gov. Fish
Albany, New York
May 28, 1849 Spread Eagle, PA In Haste
To Governor Fish of New York,
Sir, I ask you as a special favor that you will withhold any reward that you have of and for the arrest of Joseph E. Phillips of your state, who was arrested at my house yesterday and charged with forgery and other crimes, until you shall have further information from me direct to the post office, Chester Co., Pa.
Levi Lewis Radnor
M. Lewis P.M., Spread Eagle, Pa.
APEX Certificate A158767
United States, Scott No. 2 (damaged), used on folded letter from Spread Eagle, PA, dated 5/28/1849, genuine.
The author is probably Mifflin Lewis, the owner of the Eagle Hotel and tavern. Mifflin Lewis kept the tavern and, after 1841, the post office in the large stone house now occupied by the Rosato family on the old Conestoga Road. A large columned veranda graced the entrance, which originally faced the turnpike. Like many other tavern keepers of his day, Lewis controlled much of the ready money of the neighborhood, and was eager for profitable investments. It is known that he invested in woodlots near the line of the railroad, hired wood choppers to cut wood for cross ties or firewood for the railroad, or for sale as posts and rails and cordwood to local residents. (Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society History Quarterly Digital Archives, The History of Spread Eagle by Heb Fry, page 87)
