Letterbook, 1834-1840.

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Letterbook, 1834-1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122574011

Consists of letters written by Imlay from 1834 to 1840. The majority pertain to his activities as the postmaster. He handled newspaper subscriptions for many local people and corresponded with other postmasters about misdirected mail. A few of the letters relate to his activites as an agent of the Silk Growers Journal. Imlay was involved in the silk worm and mulberry tree business as well as the first grower of mulberry trees in his area.

1 v. ; 22 cm.

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Imlay, William Henry, 1780-1858

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William Imlay was a postmaster in Allentown, N.J. From the description of Letterbook, 1834-1840. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122574011 Resident of Allentown, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey; served as a justice of the peace, 1815?-18???, and as town postmaster, 1820-1845; conducted a drug and hardware store. Imlay, whose middle initial was apparently either "J" or (less likely) "L," probably died in 1854. From the description of...