File:Valparaiso, Indiana, October 8, circa 1860 - Postal Cover.jpg
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English: Postal Date: October 8, circa 1860
Scott Catalog Number of Postage Stamp: 26 with black positive "3" cancel. Collection: Steven R. Shook SENDER: VALPARAISO MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE. VALPARAISO, IND. RECIPIENT: Messrs. Geo. & Chas. Merriam Springfield Mass. Webster's Dictionary REMARK: Brothers George and Charles Merriam were book manufacturers, booksellers, and printers located in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. They established G. and C. Merriam in 1832, a publishing house. When lexicographer Noah Webster passed away in 1843, the Merriams purchased the rights to future publication of the 1840 edition of Webster's Dictionary. George Merriam was born on January 20, 1803, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and died at Springfield on June 22, 1880. Charles Merriam was born November 21, 1806, at West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He passed away on July 9, 1887, at Springfield. The brothers are interred at the Springfield Cemetery. Copyright 2017. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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