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Letter written to Cave Johnson
Object Details
- Description
- Homans recommends the adoption of postage stamps as an accommodation to the business community. He predicts they will greatly increase the volume of mail.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 7, 1845
- Object number
- 1997.2001.1
- Recipient
- Cave Johnson, American, 1845 - 1849
- Writer
- J. Smith Hornans
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten
- Dimensions
- 24.1 x 19.7 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
- Place
- New York
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- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1997.2001.1
- Usage
- CC0
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