1861 Cover & Letter - Lowville, NY to Watertown NY

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1861 Cover & Letter - N B Sylvester to James DeckerThis item has three parts:The Cover: Addressed to James Decker Esq in Watertown, New York. The stamp is identified in the Scott catalog as Illustration # A10 Three Cent Washington, Type II. It has a Lowville, New York postmark and the date May 28. The back of the cover is unremarkable.The Letter: A short note that reads as follows - "Lowville 27th May 1861, James Decker Esq, Dear Sir, Mr Edwards suit has been put over thru? circuit so you need not come, Yours ?? N B Sylvester" It is written on the first page of a 4 page letter sheet. The other pages are blank. There is an embossed symbol with a crown in the upper left corner of the stationary.The Enclosure: A Supreme Court Subpoena Ticket printed and sold by Smith, Benton & Co, Rochester, NY. It is the Writ of Subpoena that had directed Mr Decker to appear and testify in an action involving William Edwards and Edmund Leonard. It is signed by N B Sylvester.Three of these four people are prominent figures in New York State history.N B Sylvester: Nathaniel B Sylvester was a prolific author of many books detailing the settlement, geography and folklore of many counties and areas of New York State. At the time the note was written he was an attorney in Lowville in his mid thirties with a wife and young son.James Decker: Made his fortune read more

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