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| Scott Number | 09X1a |
|---|---|
| Date | December 16, 1845 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Chelsea |
| To State | Vt |
| Addressee | Danl. Kellogg |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | AC M |
| Others |
Notes
Scan courtesy of Dr .Paul G. Abajian.
Dec 16, 1845 9X1a It is a folded letter advising the seller the sender is willing to settle a debt for 50 cents on the dollar. The stamp is tied by both the blue pen strokes and the red New York cds. We are guessing that the letter was forwarded from Saxtons River to Chelsea but cannot be certain it wasn’t corrected prior to mailing. One can only imagine the surprise of the postmaster on receipt of this letter. It is the earliest recorded stamped letter seen in Vermont.
Daniel Kellogg (February 10, 1791 -- May 10, 1875) was a Vermont public official who served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and in several other positions.
Daniel Kellogg was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on February 10, 1791. He graduated from Williams College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Rockingham, Vermont in 1814.
In 1829 President Andrew Jackson appointed Kellogg as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and he served until the end of the Martin Van Buren administration in 1841. Kellogg also ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1833 and 1840.
Kellogg served as President of the Vermont Constitutional Convention in 1843. He declined appointment to the Vermont Supreme Court in the same year, and also ran unsuccessfully for Governor, losing the election to John Mattocks.
He ran again for Governor in 1844 and 1845, losing both times to William Slade. Kellogg served in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1845. In 1845 Kellogg was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court. He served on the court until resigning in 1850.
From 1842 to 1854, Hon. Daniel Kellogg was president of the board of trustees of the Saxtons River Seminary
Kellogg resumed the practice of law after leaving the court. In 1854 he relocated to Brattleboro. He was President of the Bellows Falls National Bank and a Trustee of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane.
He was a Unionist during the American Civil War. He served as presidential elector in 1864, and cast his ballot for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He also served in the Vermont State Senate from 1865 to 1866
Saxtons River is in the town of Rockingham, Vermont. It is located in southern Vermont. Chelsea is much further north, in central Vermont. It is in Orange County. The Vermont State Supreme Court is located in Montpelier.
Both of Daniel’s first two wives are listed as dying in Saxtons River; Jane (McAfee) in 1827 and Merab Ann (Bradley) in March of 1845. Therefore, it seems more likely that letter was sent to Saxtons River and forwarded by the postmaster there to Chelsea.
Dec 16, 1845 9X1a It is a folded letter advising the seller the sender is willing to settle a debt for 50 cents on the dollar. The stamp is tied by both the blue pen strokes and the red New York cds. We are guessing that the letter was forwarded from Saxtons River to Chelsea but cannot be certain it wasn’t corrected prior to mailing. One can only imagine the surprise of the postmaster on receipt of this letter. It is the earliest recorded stamped letter seen in Vermont.
Daniel Kellogg (February 10, 1791 -- May 10, 1875) was a Vermont public official who served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and in several other positions.
Daniel Kellogg was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on February 10, 1791. He graduated from Williams College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Rockingham, Vermont in 1814.
In 1829 President Andrew Jackson appointed Kellogg as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and he served until the end of the Martin Van Buren administration in 1841. Kellogg also ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1833 and 1840.
Kellogg served as President of the Vermont Constitutional Convention in 1843. He declined appointment to the Vermont Supreme Court in the same year, and also ran unsuccessfully for Governor, losing the election to John Mattocks.
He ran again for Governor in 1844 and 1845, losing both times to William Slade. Kellogg served in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1845. In 1845 Kellogg was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court. He served on the court until resigning in 1850.
From 1842 to 1854, Hon. Daniel Kellogg was president of the board of trustees of the Saxtons River Seminary
Kellogg resumed the practice of law after leaving the court. In 1854 he relocated to Brattleboro. He was President of the Bellows Falls National Bank and a Trustee of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane.
He was a Unionist during the American Civil War. He served as presidential elector in 1864, and cast his ballot for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He also served in the Vermont State Senate from 1865 to 1866
Saxtons River is in the town of Rockingham, Vermont. It is located in southern Vermont. Chelsea is much further north, in central Vermont. It is in Orange County. The Vermont State Supreme Court is located in Montpelier.
Both of Daniel’s first two wives are listed as dying in Saxtons River; Jane (McAfee) in 1827 and Merab Ann (Bradley) in March of 1845. Therefore, it seems more likely that letter was sent to Saxtons River and forwarded by the postmaster there to Chelsea.
