James O. Putnam letter : Buffalo, to R. C. Hill, 1895 Aug. 15.

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James O. Putnam letter : Buffalo, to R. C. Hill, 1895 Aug. 15.

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Response to Hill's request for recollections of Cyrus R. Lee, who rose from clerk to first assistant postmaster, and served in that capacity during Putnam's term of office as postmaster of Buffalo. When the Erie County Savings Bank was organized in 1855, Lee became the bank's secretary.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Lee, Cyrus P., 1809-1886.

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Hill, Richmond C., 1844-1928.

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Hill was born in London, England. He worked at various newspapers in Philadelphia and Buffalo, maintained a lifelong interest in the theater, and is credited with the original proposal for the Pan-American Exposition, held in Buffalo in 1901. Arthur C. Willats, also born in London, was a member of the advertising staff of the Buffalo Evening News, and also worked as a radio entertainer. From the description of Richmond C. HIll and Arthur C. Willats correspondence, 1914-1917. (Buffalo...

Putnam, James O. (James Osborne), 1818-1903

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Born in Attica, N.Y. in 1818. Served as chancellor of the University of Buffalo, deputy postmaster of Buffalo, state senator, and minister to France and the Belgian Court. Also a noted public speaker. From the description of James O. Putnam letter : Buffalo, to R. C. Hill, 1895 Aug. 15. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 76969605 Served as chancellor of the University of Buffalo, deputy postmaster of Buffalo, state senator, and minister to France and the Belgian C...