Friday, January 12, 2024

Envelope Addressed to Anna B Duryee

Another envelope addressed to the Duryee family of Newark, New Jersey appeared on eBay.

The prior one was for George S Duryee. This one was for his sister, Anna Brower Duryee, care of their father, Peter Sharpe Duryee.

Envelope addressed to Miss Anna B Duryee, care of P S Duryee Esq, Newark, New Jersey.
"For plate 2L6"
"1858" written under reddish stamp, three cents U.S. Postage, of George Washington

Anna Brower Duryee was born around 1841. She died in 1922. I found no marriage record for her. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark with her parents and siblings.


Duryee family plot
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey


The Duryee family was living in Newark when the 1850 census was created.

John Brower Duryee (1839-1940) lived his brief life before this census.
George, Susan, Joseph, Edward, and Amy had not been born yet.

1850 census. Household of Peter Sharpe Duryee and Susan Rankin.
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.



The advertised value of this item is not as a family heirloom, but rather as a collectible stamp. I am not familiar with philately. From a brief look, the plate refers to the reddish three cent stamp with the image of George Washington. 



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