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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 18, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Rochester |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Henry Cady |
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| No. of Stamps | 1 |
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| Initials | ACM |
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Lot 565 New York, 5c Black (9X1). Margins to barely touched at U. L., neat Blue ms. cancel, Red "Paid" in arc and matching "New York, 5 cts" pmk, ms "Due 5" on cover to Rochester, N. Y. underpaid because sent over 300 miles, Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 377
CDS date appears to be NOV 18, but may be the 10th or the 13th.
Letter addressed to Henry Cady (1806-1879) who operated a livery stable at 57 State Street in Rochester in 1845 (1845 Rochester City Directory). He was Alderman of Ward 3 in 1841 and a contractor in 1844 & 1847. He was not listed in 1848 or 1849.
Henry was one of the largest contractors in the United States in the 1840’s. He and constructed many important public works, among which were the Washington, D. C, aqueduct and water works, built for the government during Buchanan's administration ; the aqueduct that takes the Erie canal across the Genesee river at Rochester, N.Y. ; and large portions of the Chenango canal, the Chesapeake and Ohio, Hudson River, New York Central, and Erie railroads.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 377
CDS date appears to be NOV 18, but may be the 10th or the 13th.
Letter addressed to Henry Cady (1806-1879) who operated a livery stable at 57 State Street in Rochester in 1845 (1845 Rochester City Directory). He was Alderman of Ward 3 in 1841 and a contractor in 1844 & 1847. He was not listed in 1848 or 1849.
Henry was one of the largest contractors in the United States in the 1840’s. He and constructed many important public works, among which were the Washington, D. C, aqueduct and water works, built for the government during Buchanan's administration ; the aqueduct that takes the Erie canal across the Genesee river at Rochester, N.Y. ; and large portions of the Chenango canal, the Chesapeake and Ohio, Hudson River, New York Central, and Erie railroads.
