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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 17, 1850 |
| From City | US Express New York |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Nashua |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Miss Catherine Wood |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 1030 United States 1847 5 Cents Issue on Cover
Correspondence of seven covers, each bearing an 1847 5 Cents cancelled by pen mark, one has a partial Express Mail marking, addressed to Ms. Catherine Wood with their letters, some age staining and storage issues affect the covers with the stamps being Fine to Very Fine.
Doyle Sale 17CS02 realized 1020 for group of 7
Scott #1, ms x cancel on US Express Mail NY MAR 17 (1850) cover to Nashua NH
Not listed in Alexander
Michael Aldrich Auctions sale 107 lot 1
Hipstamp (buystamps) - images who graciously informed me that the letter was written by her future husband, George Brown, and that the letter contents talk about an upcoming commencement (see below).
Letter datelined New York Saturday, Feb 23, 1850 and mailed on the Express train from New York to Boston. It is safe to say this letter was not originally mailed on the US Express train out of New York City on March 17th immediately after it was written. It could have been mailed three weeks after it was written or simply stored in an unrelated envelope.
CDS date is MAR 17 (1850) with date slug inverted
Front cover endorsed Hartshorn & Ames.
James Hartshorn (1787- 1878) was engaged in the stove and tin ware trade ln Nashua with Winslow Ames (c. 1810-1881). Hartshorn previously had the business in Amherst, Mass and relocated it to Nashua, bringing along most of his staff. Ames was a partner in the firm of Scripture & Ames before joining Hartshorn. Business for stoves was seasonal with most orders starting in October. The firm expanded rapidly and became over-leveraged, failing during the Panic of 1857.
George Brown was a physician before he and Catherine ran the Elm Hill Private School and Home for the Education of Feeble-Minded Youth in Barre, Mass, starting in 1851. He attended the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York (now NYU School of Medicine) and graduated in the spring of 1850. The school term ran from mid October to late March or early April. The 8 letters in the census from George to Catherine all fall into his final year at medical school.
During this winter term, George sent batches of letters to Nashua via the postal rail lines. The proprietors of Hartshorn & Ames stamped or endorsed them upon arrival at their shop on Main Street, holding them for a family member or local carrier to transport the final 12 miles northwest to North Hillsboro where Catherine’s dad, Artemas Wood, owned and operated a farm.
Correspondence of seven covers, each bearing an 1847 5 Cents cancelled by pen mark, one has a partial Express Mail marking, addressed to Ms. Catherine Wood with their letters, some age staining and storage issues affect the covers with the stamps being Fine to Very Fine.
Doyle Sale 17CS02 realized 1020 for group of 7
Scott #1, ms x cancel on US Express Mail NY MAR 17 (1850) cover to Nashua NH
Not listed in Alexander
Michael Aldrich Auctions sale 107 lot 1
Hipstamp (buystamps) - images who graciously informed me that the letter was written by her future husband, George Brown, and that the letter contents talk about an upcoming commencement (see below).
Letter datelined New York Saturday, Feb 23, 1850 and mailed on the Express train from New York to Boston. It is safe to say this letter was not originally mailed on the US Express train out of New York City on March 17th immediately after it was written. It could have been mailed three weeks after it was written or simply stored in an unrelated envelope.
CDS date is MAR 17 (1850) with date slug inverted
Front cover endorsed Hartshorn & Ames.
James Hartshorn (1787- 1878) was engaged in the stove and tin ware trade ln Nashua with Winslow Ames (c. 1810-1881). Hartshorn previously had the business in Amherst, Mass and relocated it to Nashua, bringing along most of his staff. Ames was a partner in the firm of Scripture & Ames before joining Hartshorn. Business for stoves was seasonal with most orders starting in October. The firm expanded rapidly and became over-leveraged, failing during the Panic of 1857.
George Brown was a physician before he and Catherine ran the Elm Hill Private School and Home for the Education of Feeble-Minded Youth in Barre, Mass, starting in 1851. He attended the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York (now NYU School of Medicine) and graduated in the spring of 1850. The school term ran from mid October to late March or early April. The 8 letters in the census from George to Catherine all fall into his final year at medical school.
During this winter term, George sent batches of letters to Nashua via the postal rail lines. The proprietors of Hartshorn & Ames stamped or endorsed them upon arrival at their shop on Main Street, holding them for a family member or local carrier to transport the final 12 miles northwest to North Hillsboro where Catherine’s dad, Artemas Wood, owned and operated a farm.
