The Courant reported that Marshall Jewell had signed a contract with George Reay to supply stamped envelopes on an emergency basis

10/24/1874 |

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According to the Courant, Marshall Jewell had concluded an “exigency contract” with George H. Reay to supply approximately 13 million envelopes to the Post Office Department.

More details

The 13 million additional envelopes were expected to relieve both “pressure upon the department” and “matters at the Plimpton works.”

And then there's this

The Plimpton Envelope Manufacturing Company was currently producing about 500,000 envelopes daily.
George Reay would utilize stock that he had on hand, including a large number of envelopes.

The past recalled

Plimpton Manufacturing company began work to produce stamped envelopes for the Post Office Department on either October 12 or October 15, 1874.

The future foretold

On October 29, 1874, the Courant will report that the Plimpton Manufacturing Company was producing a large number of stamped envelopes daily.

For the record

George H. Reay had held the contract to produce stamped envelopes prior to Linus Plimpton.

Sources

Unattributed. “Government envelopes,” Hartford Daily Courant, October 24, 1874, page 2.

Linus B. Plimpton

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