MGJ Postal History

This stampless folded letter is addressed to Boswell Stevens. A prominent member of the Pembroke, NH, community, he was a lawyer and one of the founding fathers of Pembroke Academy (still in operation today). He was a friend of, and corresponded with Daniel Webster.  The sfl was sent by Charles B. Haddock. See bio below. Significant historic postal history item.  No content in sfl.
Charles Brickett Haddock was a New Hampshire educator, author, politician and civil servant. Fresh and clean cover with excellent, full Hanover postmark.
Haddock's mother Abigail was a sister of Daniel Webster. Haddock graduated from Dartmouth College in 1816 and at Andover Seminary in 1819. He returned to Dartmouth, where he was professor of rhetoric and belles lettres from 1819 until 1838, when he became professor of intellectual philosophy and political economy until 1854. He was chargé d'affaires for the United States in Portugal from 1850 until 1854. Except for his time in Portugal, he served as a Congregationalist minister in Windsor, White River, Norwich, West Lebanon, and Quechee.[1]
Thoroughly versed in public law, he represented Hanover[2] for four years as a Whig in the New Hampshire legislature. There he introduced and carried the present common-school system of the state, and was the first school commissioner under that system. He was a promoter of railroad construction in New Hampshire.

Clean stock certificate.  Has two vertical folds. Tax stamps on back have June 2, 1916 unusual cancellations. See copy of incorporation document below --

An Act to incorporate the Jamaica plain trust company, Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. Joseph Stedman,. George Faulkner, Mark R. Wendell, John R. Alley, Henry R. Reed, Thomas P Proctor, Thomas L. Livermore, Charles B. Cummings, .John M. Call and E. Peabody Gerry, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Jamaica Plain Trust Company, with authority to establish and maintain a safe deposit, loan and trust company, in that part of the city of Boston called Jamaica Plain ; with all the powers and privileges and subject to 874 Acts, 1893. — Chaps. 230, 231, 232. all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force relating to such corporations. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 20, 1893.

Scott #232 and #238.  The 3cent stamp is unused with no gum and surface scratches.  The 15cent stamp is mint, with disturbed gum and some spots on the back.  Bargain lot for resale or filling spaces in your album for the time being.  

Unaddressed launch covers for USS Haddock, USS Shad and USS Bonita.