A free franked envelope dated April 13, 1858, addressed to John Rumsey, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The envelope is signed by Henry Meyer Phillips, a Philadelphia lawyer and the first Jewish person elected to Congress from Philadelphia. The envelope mentions Phillips's membership in the 35th Congress.
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A free franked letter, dated March 23, 1852, sent from an unidentified public official in Washington, D.C., to Col. Mendes I. Cohen in Baltimore, Maryland. The letter's content appears to be of a political nature, referencing a 'delegate'.