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1873 WASH DC CONGRESS CDS SENATOR B WADLEIGH Penned Letter, Re: Needs FREE FRANK
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Rare Senator Penned Letter With Free Frank Plea!
DEC 10, 1873 Washington DC "CONGRESS" CDS
Cork Cancel Ties 3¢ Green
Possible Star or Masonic Fancy Cancel
Addressed to Hon. Amos J. Blake
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
Blake was a State Legislator, and Community Leader
The letter was penned by BAINBRIDGE WADLEIGH
US Senator & Member of the House of New Hampshire House of Representatives
This letter was written after he was a Senator for 7 months.
"Bro. Blake,
Yours of the 8th is at hand.
So soon as some arrangement is made in respect to the franking privilege I will
try and comply with your request. Several bills allowing public documents to go free
through the mails have already been intro-
duced and some of them will undoubted pass. I shall be very glad to
hear from you at any time.
Your's Very Resp'y,
B. Wadleigh"
This item came with a dealer price of $500
Bainbridge Wadleigh (January 4, 1831 – January 24, 1891) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, New Hampshire). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Milford. Wadleigh served six terms as town moderator and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1855-1856, 1859-1860, and from 1869 to 1872.
Wadleigh was nominated to the U.S. Senate on the evening of June 13, 1872 by the Republican party caucus of the New Hampshire legislature, on its fifth ballot. He received the nomination instead of the incumbent Senator James W. Patterson, who had led on the first three caucus ballots. Wadleigh had not sought the office, and received 3 votes on the first ballot. In the succeeding second through fourth ballots, he received 8, 18, and 39 votes respectively. On the fifth ballot Wadleigh received 152 votes, and 58 were received by all others. The other individuals on the fifth ballot were Edward H. Rollins (former congressman and future U.S. senator), Onslow Stearns (the recent governor), Mason W. Tappan (former congressman and later New Hampshire Attorney General), and Gilman Marston (former congressman). Elected by the New Hampshire legislature to the U.S. Senate, he served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1879.
Charles H. Bell was Wadleigh's immediate successor, and had been appointed to fill the Senate seat for several months, until the most recently elected New Hampshire legislature could convene. Wadleigh attempted to obtain the nomination from the New Hampshire Republican legislative caucus, but Henry W. Blair received the nomination after several ballots, and was later elected to the Senate by the legislataure, in 1879.
While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Patents (Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses) and a member of the Committee on Privileges and Elections (Forty-fifth Congress).
He resumed the practice of law in Boston, where he died in 1891; interment was in West Street Cemetery, Milford.
Own a haunted piece of mail :)
The Amos J. Blake house, built in 1837, was designed to be a store with living quarters attached. The Blake family purchased the house in 1865, and Amos, a community leader and state legislator, set up the front rooms to use as his law office. Eventually, with the death of Amos, his son Leroy moved his insurance business into the down stairs offices. The house remained in the Blake family until 1966, when the last living family member made a gift of the house to the Fitzwilliam Historical Society. The only stipulation was that the name "Blake" always be associated with the property. Historical Society members took charge of restoring and decorating the rooms, so that each reflects a different aspect of life in Fitzwilliam.
This 1837 house museum is visited by a ghostly cat that appears as a misty ball of fuzz, an apparition of a young boy, objects that move by themselves, and strange voices and sounds, like that of sleigh bells. Some visitors have experienced uneasiness and even nausea inside the house.
If there are any faults you might not see from the scans, I'll mention them here.
An average amount of edge and corner wear, a little age & with a small notch at right lower corner.
Otherwise, condition is as shown.
Please view the scans to form your own opinion.
Additional information upon request. Just message me! Thanks for looking, and thanks
in advance for your bids or purchase!
DEC 10, 1873 Washington DC "CONGRESS" CDS
Cork Cancel Ties 3¢ Green
Possible Star or Masonic Fancy Cancel
Addressed to Hon. Amos J. Blake
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
Blake was a State Legislator, and Community Leader
The letter was penned by BAINBRIDGE WADLEIGH
US Senator & Member of the House of New Hampshire House of Representatives
This letter was written after he was a Senator for 7 months.
"Bro. Blake,
Yours of the 8th is at hand.
So soon as some arrangement is made in respect to the franking privilege I will
try and comply with your request. Several bills allowing public documents to go free
through the mails have already been intro-
duced and some of them will undoubted pass. I shall be very glad to
hear from you at any time.
Your's Very Resp'y,
B. Wadleigh"
This item came with a dealer price of $500
Bainbridge Wadleigh (January 4, 1831 – January 24, 1891) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, New Hampshire). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Milford. Wadleigh served six terms as town moderator and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1855-1856, 1859-1860, and from 1869 to 1872.
Wadleigh was nominated to the U.S. Senate on the evening of June 13, 1872 by the Republican party caucus of the New Hampshire legislature, on its fifth ballot. He received the nomination instead of the incumbent Senator James W. Patterson, who had led on the first three caucus ballots. Wadleigh had not sought the office, and received 3 votes on the first ballot. In the succeeding second through fourth ballots, he received 8, 18, and 39 votes respectively. On the fifth ballot Wadleigh received 152 votes, and 58 were received by all others. The other individuals on the fifth ballot were Edward H. Rollins (former congressman and future U.S. senator), Onslow Stearns (the recent governor), Mason W. Tappan (former congressman and later New Hampshire Attorney General), and Gilman Marston (former congressman). Elected by the New Hampshire legislature to the U.S. Senate, he served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1879.
Charles H. Bell was Wadleigh's immediate successor, and had been appointed to fill the Senate seat for several months, until the most recently elected New Hampshire legislature could convene. Wadleigh attempted to obtain the nomination from the New Hampshire Republican legislative caucus, but Henry W. Blair received the nomination after several ballots, and was later elected to the Senate by the legislataure, in 1879.
While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Patents (Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses) and a member of the Committee on Privileges and Elections (Forty-fifth Congress).
He resumed the practice of law in Boston, where he died in 1891; interment was in West Street Cemetery, Milford.
Own a haunted piece of mail :)
The Amos J. Blake house, built in 1837, was designed to be a store with living quarters attached. The Blake family purchased the house in 1865, and Amos, a community leader and state legislator, set up the front rooms to use as his law office. Eventually, with the death of Amos, his son Leroy moved his insurance business into the down stairs offices. The house remained in the Blake family until 1966, when the last living family member made a gift of the house to the Fitzwilliam Historical Society. The only stipulation was that the name "Blake" always be associated with the property. Historical Society members took charge of restoring and decorating the rooms, so that each reflects a different aspect of life in Fitzwilliam.
This 1837 house museum is visited by a ghostly cat that appears as a misty ball of fuzz, an apparition of a young boy, objects that move by themselves, and strange voices and sounds, like that of sleigh bells. Some visitors have experienced uneasiness and even nausea inside the house.
If there are any faults you might not see from the scans, I'll mention them here.
An average amount of edge and corner wear, a little age & with a small notch at right lower corner.
Otherwise, condition is as shown.
Please view the scans to form your own opinion.
Additional information upon request. Just message me! Thanks for looking, and thanks
in advance for your bids or purchase!
In general, postal history items will be in fine / very fine condition. Many like FDC's will be in excellent condition. Standalone stamps will be described. Additional information upon request. Just message me! Thanks for looking, and thanks in advance for your purchases!
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| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 224649323 |
| Start Time | Fri 08 Nov 2024 11:17:42 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
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| Item Condition | Used |
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