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| Scott Number | 09X3 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 24, 1847 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Whitestown |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | S. Newton Dexter |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 590456 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 18 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
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Lot 153 9X3 5c black ACM initials, position 18, ample to large margins, tied by blue pen cancel on a March 24, 1847 folded letter to Whitestown NY, red New York postmark and matching arc PAID, choice very fine and rare; there are fewer gray paper covers recorded than those on blue paper, this possibly being the finest. Cat 4000
Farrington sale Ivy Shreve & Mader Sept 17 1992
H R Harmer sale 3062 Erivan 7 lot 6 realized 11,000 (image)
PF 590456 IT IS A GENUINE USE
Letter to Simon Newton Dexter (1785-1862). In 1817, he took part in the construction of a section of the Erie Canal. From 1824 to 1829, he was engaged in the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
On returning to Whitesboro he became agent of the Oriskany Manufacturing Company, and in 1832 assumed charge of the Dexter Company. He was also largely interested in manufactures elsewhere in the State of New York and in Elgin, Illinois.
In 1840, he was elected by the New York State Legislature one of the canal commissioners, and remained in office until 1842.
He was a trustee of Hamilton College, and for several years supported a professorship, giving the College in all about $32,000. He was President of the Whitestown Bank from 1833 to 1853, and Manager of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica from 1849 to 1862.
Farrington sale Ivy Shreve & Mader Sept 17 1992
H R Harmer sale 3062 Erivan 7 lot 6 realized 11,000 (image)
PF 590456 IT IS A GENUINE USE
Letter to Simon Newton Dexter (1785-1862). In 1817, he took part in the construction of a section of the Erie Canal. From 1824 to 1829, he was engaged in the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
On returning to Whitesboro he became agent of the Oriskany Manufacturing Company, and in 1832 assumed charge of the Dexter Company. He was also largely interested in manufactures elsewhere in the State of New York and in Elgin, Illinois.
In 1840, he was elected by the New York State Legislature one of the canal commissioners, and remained in office until 1842.
He was a trustee of Hamilton College, and for several years supported a professorship, giving the College in all about $32,000. He was President of the Whitestown Bank from 1833 to 1853, and Manager of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica from 1849 to 1862.
