Hess Baconsburgh postal card, 1874

Postcard

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Trumbull County Historical Society

Name/Title

Hess Baconsburgh postal card, 1874

Entry/Object ID

2021.39.1

Tags

1870s, Postcards, Postage

Description

Mail to Bazetta No. 1 Post Office addressed to Baconsburg, O. (now Cortland). Note mail addressed to Baconsburg, O. is very uncommon because all Bazetta township was addressed to Bazetta, Ohio. From W.W. Wolcott, Warren, O. to Levis Oatley “Baconsburgh” (sp), O. There was never a US Post Office with a Baconsburg name. "The acct of last bill check will be placed to your Cr this A.M. Yours W. W. Wolcott"

Collection

The Richard Morton Hess and Phyllis Lafferty Hess Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.39

Source or Donor

Hess, Kenneth

Postcard Details

Date Published

1874

Location

Location

Container

Hess Collection Box 1

Room

Archives

Building

Morgan History Center

Date

September 2, 2021

Notes

Folder: Baconsburg/Cortland postage

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wolcott, W.W., Oatley, Levis

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Baconsburg, Ohio, Cortland, Ohio

Research Notes

Research Type

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