Franklin County OhArchives History - Letters .....1857 Ohio House Representative Messinger Boy April 5, 1856
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Robert Sizelove, Sr. ohiocempics@gmail.com January 16, 2010, 11:22 am

Geo. D. Freeman letters
Light blue envelope measuring 3¼” x 5½” opening located on longest edge. Folded
upper edge contains adhesive lip and embossed design at center of opening flap
on back side. Envelope has light ink script inscription, horizontally across the
front side; “Mr G Freeman Columbus Ohio”

Content of envelope includes one sheet of white paper, lightly ruled with blue
lines, spaced (5/16” apart, on the side containing text), when opened up,
measuring 9 1/8” x 11”. This sheet of paper is folded in half on it’s longest
side making it 5½” x 9 1/8” containing cursive text written in black ink with an
embossed through two layers at the top left corner, near the center fold. The
oval embossed impression measures about 5/8” x 7/8” with the words “Kent Mills”
above outline of two sail ships, and the words “Packet Note”, below the ships.
This half folded letter is again folded into three evenly divided sections. The
paper is folded one third down from top and one third up from bottom, covering
the text and resulting in a folded letter measuring 5½” x 3¼”. The text written
on the half sheet:
“Hall of Reprs. 
     Columbus O., 
              April 5, 1856

This is to certify, that Mr George Freeman has been acting in the capacity of a
Messenger Boy, in the House of Representatives, during the present Session of
the Legislature of Ohio. That he has steadily been found in his place, diligent
in his calling, & has received the respect of the Members as a person of good
business habits & strict integrity. 
S. E. Blakeslee.
         Member from Paulding, Defiance & Williams Co’s” [The following written
in a darker ink (different hand) below the previous inscription. The last
signature is that of the Speaker of the House of Representatives for that session]
“Theil [S. or D.] Bunker, member from Morrow~
N.H. Vorhes”



Additional Comments:
Transcribed and scanned letter on 16 Jan., 2010, by Robert M. Sizelove, Sr.,
from the Keny Estate, by kind permission of the Keny Family.

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