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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 12, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Maumee City |
| To State | OH |
| Addressee | Young & Waite |
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| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | ACM |
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Lot 4055 New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1, 9X1a). Three covers, incl. pair of each plus additional 9X1 with two singles, full margins to in, used to Chicago, Philadelphia and Ohio, few faults incl. file folds affecting stamps, still a presentable and diverse group, Scott Retail $6,250.00 as pairs on cover
Robert A. Siegel sale 1117 realized 1100
Letter addressed to the legal firm of Samuel Young (1806-1897) and Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888). Morrison was the son of Henry Matson Waite, judge of the supreme court of errors of Connecticut, superior court judge for 20 years, and then chief justice of the State of Connecticut. Morrison became a prominent lawyer in Ohio, served in the State Legislature in 1849, and represented the United States vs England in Geneva, Switzerland after the Civil War in a case involving the British supplying Confederate ships coal in British ports during the war. He became a judge on the US Supreme court after the death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase.
Samuel M Young was a lawyer as well as several other professions, including President of the Branch of the Commercial Bank of Ohio, Adjutant of the Ohio militia, President of the Toledo Coke and Gaslight Company, and Director of the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad Company. He was president and principal stockholder in the Boody House, considered one of the finest hotels around. Samuel, with a partner Abner Backus, established grain elevators along the Maumee River and was instrumental in creating the Maumee River Bridge, being one of its owners.
Robert A. Siegel sale 1117 realized 1100
Letter addressed to the legal firm of Samuel Young (1806-1897) and Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888). Morrison was the son of Henry Matson Waite, judge of the supreme court of errors of Connecticut, superior court judge for 20 years, and then chief justice of the State of Connecticut. Morrison became a prominent lawyer in Ohio, served in the State Legislature in 1849, and represented the United States vs England in Geneva, Switzerland after the Civil War in a case involving the British supplying Confederate ships coal in British ports during the war. He became a judge on the US Supreme court after the death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase.
Samuel M Young was a lawyer as well as several other professions, including President of the Branch of the Commercial Bank of Ohio, Adjutant of the Ohio militia, President of the Toledo Coke and Gaslight Company, and Director of the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad Company. He was president and principal stockholder in the Boody House, considered one of the finest hotels around. Samuel, with a partner Abner Backus, established grain elevators along the Maumee River and was instrumental in creating the Maumee River Bridge, being one of its owners.
