Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 [Telegram message for Samuel Morse's coachman]

GLC04650.01

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GLC#
GLC04650.01
Type
Letters
Date
circa 1850-1859
Author/Creator
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
Title
[Telegram message for Samuel Morse's coachman]
Place Written
Poughkeepsie, New York
Pagination
1 p. : envelope Height: 14 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Note to be relayed to Morse's coachman informing that he will be arriving on the five o'clock train tonight. Written on stationery of the New York, Albany & Buffalo Telegraph Co. Gold envelope is printed with "Morse's American Telegraph, New-York, Albany and Buffalo Line."

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