MAJOR HENRY COBB BROOKS BOSTON, MA FOLDED LETTER COVER-OVAL NEW YORK 3

Description: ORIGINAL1870sFOLDED LETTER COVER APPROX. 3 1/2" X 8"BLACK OVAL, "NEW YORK 3" KILLS 2c STAMP ADDRESSED TO: MAJOR HENRY COBB BROOKS (1824-1886)TREMONT HOUSEBOSTON "Henry Cobb Brooks was born May 16, 1824 and was Obed’s youngest son. At the age of 14, he left Harwich for Boston, where he worked as a clerk. Eventually he became a partner in a firm supplying ships in Boston Harbor, and later built ships and operated a sailing line to Australia. He was a prominent member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and acquired the title of Major by meritorious conduct in the Militia and that of Colonel by virtue of his appointment on the staff of Maj. Gen. Samuel Andrews.In the 1880s Henry built a multi-use structure in Harwich Center, the Brooks Block, to house several stores, a free public library and have other uses. Over the years various shops occupied the first floor, including C.S. Hunt, Dry Goods and Furniture; Frank Snow, Parlor Stoves; and Small and Snow, Curtains and Wallpapers. Several upstairs rooms and a small apartment were also rented. The rooms were often let to lawyers for offices or to dressmakers, milliners, and even a barber. Rental monies from these enterprises were meant to support the library, which was located on the east side of the second floor.Source: History of the Brooks Free Library."AS SHOWN FREE USA SHIPPING

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