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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 27, 1849 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Doct. Alfred L. Elwyn |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Scott #1 on MAR 27, 18xx registration cover from Baltimore Md to Philadelphia. Stamp barely tied by blue R early Registration marking with an additional marking at center.
Image courtesy of James Milgram and Charles DiComo.
Not listed in Alexander
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc sale 1136 lot 1051 realized 5500 notes cover datelined March 26, 1849.
Alfred Langdon Elwyn (9 July 1804 – 15 March 1884) was a non-practicing physician, an author, a philanthropist and a pioneer in the training and care of mentally disabled in the US. In addition, Elwyn was one of the founding officers of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind in 1833, and later served as the Institution's president. Elwyn also headed a Pennsylvania agricultural society and farm school. In addition, Elwyn was president of a society for prevention of cruelty to animals. He served as treasurer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science between 1849 and 1870.
Elwyn was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the grandson of John Langdon, the first continental governor of New Hampshire. Elwyn graduated from Harvard University in 1823, and studied medicine overseas from 1824-1829. He returned in 1831 and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He never practiced medicine, but was an active philanthropist and author.
In 1852, with James Richards, Elwyn established a training school for the retarded in Germantown, Pa. called The Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children. The school soon outgrew its facilities in Germantown, and in 1857 a 60-acre farm was purchased in Media, Pennsylvania to house a new facility with help from the Pennsylvania legislature. The buildings were completed in 1859 and Elwyn, Richards and 25 students moved in on September 1, 1859. The school was officially dedicated November 2, 1859. Elwyn became head of the school in 1870.
Image courtesy of James Milgram and Charles DiComo.
Not listed in Alexander
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc sale 1136 lot 1051 realized 5500 notes cover datelined March 26, 1849.
Alfred Langdon Elwyn (9 July 1804 – 15 March 1884) was a non-practicing physician, an author, a philanthropist and a pioneer in the training and care of mentally disabled in the US. In addition, Elwyn was one of the founding officers of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind in 1833, and later served as the Institution's president. Elwyn also headed a Pennsylvania agricultural society and farm school. In addition, Elwyn was president of a society for prevention of cruelty to animals. He served as treasurer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science between 1849 and 1870.
Elwyn was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the grandson of John Langdon, the first continental governor of New Hampshire. Elwyn graduated from Harvard University in 1823, and studied medicine overseas from 1824-1829. He returned in 1831 and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He never practiced medicine, but was an active philanthropist and author.
In 1852, with James Richards, Elwyn established a training school for the retarded in Germantown, Pa. called The Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children. The school soon outgrew its facilities in Germantown, and in 1857 a 60-acre farm was purchased in Media, Pennsylvania to house a new facility with help from the Pennsylvania legislature. The buildings were completed in 1859 and Elwyn, Richards and 25 students moved in on September 1, 1859. The school was officially dedicated November 2, 1859. Elwyn became head of the school in 1870.
